Film Review: This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
byQuite reminiscent of last year’s August: Osage County, Shawn Levy’s This Is Where I Leave You is your run of the mill, part black…
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Film Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
byThe Butler is a film about response. Cecil’s blending into the background was a form of transformation from the cotton farm way of life he came from. His response was to do whatever it takes to make a better life, however demeaning or full of inequality. Louis’ response to the racism and segregation was to stand up, speak his mind and demand to be heard.
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E10
byWithout any major episode cliffhangers, The Newsroom ended on a satisfying note last night in the season finale. Ominous music did play while Will…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E8
byIt is fairly stock standard for long monologues to be chewed up by the actors on The Newsroom. Aaron Sorkin (who consistently credits himself…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E5
byEach time those opening credits for The Newsroom roll and Thomas Newman’s opening titles score plays, I do admit to feeling a little weak…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E4
byLast night’s episode of The Newsroom really took me by surprise. I’ve become accustomed to the work relationship dynamics between the five principal characters,…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E3
byAs the opening title sequence appears for last night’s third episode of The Newsroom, I was struck by two things. The first was that…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E2
byNews Night 2.0 gets off to a cracking start after last week’s Oil Spill coverage. If the team were questioned for being too accomplished…
Film Review: And If We All Lived Together (2011)
byIt is as if Jane Fonda had never been away from the silver screen and here she delights us in her return to the…
Trailer: And If We All Lived Together (2011)
bySynopsis: Annie (Géraldine Chaplin), Jean (Guy Bedos), Claude (Claude Rich), Albert (Pierre Richard) and Jeanne (Jane Fonda) have been friends for more than 40 years….