The Hateful Eight (2015)
“No one said the job was supposed to be easy.” What a treacherous journey to the screen it has been for The Hateful Eight. First a leaked script, now numerous theaters incompetent […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Carol (2015)
“Everything comes full circle.” Movies have to inspire belief. For us to need and to crave whatever it is that they’re emanating. And that’s where Carol falls short. The story itself has […]
Concussion (2015)
“The NFL owns a day of the week. The same day the Church used to own. Now it’s theirs.” Before I saw Concussion, a vine made its way across my phone. It […]
Joy (2015)
“Don’t ever think that the world owes you anything. Because it doesn’t.” More than just about anything else I’ve seen this year, and despite my greatest efforts, Joy simply would not let […]
The Big Short (2015)
“Does it make you feel dumb? Or stupid? Well, it’s supposed to.” Based on Michael Lewis’ book of the same name, The Big Short tells the story of the ’07-’10 financial crisis. […]
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
“The face can hide many things.” Marlon Brando was meant to be an actor. Some might even suggest a higher calling steered him in the direction. Either way, his devilish […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
“Don’t give up hope.” Is The Force Awakens good? Without a doubt. Is it great? Well, that’s not as easy to answer, and a different level of questioning altogether. The experience really […]
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
“How can you go on living your life knowing you harmed so many people?” Mark my words: The Ridiculous 6 , the first of a multi-picture deal with Netflix, will sweep more […]
Life (2015)
“You’re doing something else. It’s not Hollywood.” Life recounts the unearthly existence of James Dean the actor and James Dean the Indiana farm boy as a tale of two men living […]
Victoria (2015)
“Show me what you’ve got.” 134 minutes in length. One continuous shot. Three attempts to get it right. Traveling through the clubs and streets and rooftops of Berlin, zooming around […]
Log's Line 