Side Effects review
Side Effects, with Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Channing Tatum. Steven Soderbergh, director. Not giving too much credence to the received word of mouth that this was a “good thriller” of some quality, but desperate to see anything that might be Continue reading
Dark Skies review
Dark Skies, with Josh Hamilton & Keri Russell. Director, Scott Stewart. An astonishingly, sufficient film about abduction. I have to say that because that’s what the film is about. Hopefully, it’s not spoiling it for anyone. The trailer implied all this anyway, as I remember.
What could otherwise have been a rotten film, was saved by good acting & minimal special effects. Cheap actors would have made this a joke & Hamilton & Russell are each fairly sound actors. Creating a drama with the story that was believable Continue reading
Star Trek Into Darkness review
Star Trek Into Darkness, with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto & Zoe Saldana. Director, J. J. Abrams. Thinking about how the previous installment left off, I was a little surprised Continue reading
Dark Circles review
Dark Circles, with Johnathon Schaech & Pell James. Paul Soter, director. Perhaps the things, at the beginning of the film, that annoyed me were calculated to keep the audience off guard. I would like to think so. After all; an annoying couple, Continue reading
The Place Beyond the Pines review at marcwinger.com
The Place Beyond the Pines, with Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper & Eva Mendes. Director, Derek Cianfrance. Though I’ve never been to Schenectady, NY, I’ve heard about it & I have a lovely Facebook friend that lives there. Surprisingly, it seems to be a pleasant place, for the Continue reading
The Lords of Salem review at marcwinger.com
The Lords of Salem, with Sheri Moon Zombie, Meg Foster, Bruce Davison & Jeff Daniel Phillips. Rob Zombie, director. It seems Salem, Massachusetts still retains its notorious reputation as a troublesome witch haven, according to this film. A tongue in cheek adventure, I think. Sinister
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