Is is possible to reconcile the death of a child when their life has been taken by someone irresponsible, unthinking and callous? Or does one stalk down the individual responsible, confront them and make them pay?
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Hollywood Hypocrisy Concerning Gun Violence
Every celebrity who wants to stop gun violence can do his or her part by taking one simple step – refuse to appear in any film, TV show, or video that has a gun in it.
Read More »The 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival Awards
Once again, the 23rd Hamptons International Film Festival took off with a rousing start. The opening night film was the exceptional Truth starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, and Dennis Quaid. Dennis Quaid was present and was his inimitable, charming self. He discussed the film and what it was like to …
Read More »DVD Review: Legendary Clay Animator Bruce Bickford’s ‘CAS’L’
The award-winning animator's long-awaited clay animation extravaganza is a truly one-of-a-kind viewing experience.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘Rams,’ Best Narrative Feature
Two brothers have not spoken to each other for decades though they live on the same compound a stone's throw away from each other. When a crisis impacts their livelihood, a crisis provoked by one of the brothers, the conflict between them escalates to violence.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Room’ – Mothers, Children, and Abduction with Brie Larson, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy
'Room' will both scare you and make you cry. It is the best movie I’ve seen this year. It is two movies in one. The first movie is a tense thriller about an abducted teenager, locked in a 10 by 10 sound-proof garden shed as a sex slave for seven years. She finally has an idea of how to escape with her five year old child. The second movie is a psychological study of the effects of abduction, rape, and social and sensory deprivation on its direct and indirect victims. Both stories will grab you.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ – Not Too Spooky Fun For the Kids and You
Dracula and his crew take his human grandson on a jaunt to all their old stomping grounds, hoping to shock the vampire out of Dennis before his 5th birthday.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’ Shows There’s Still Some Fun Left In The Series
The series may never live up to the original’s charms, but at least it hasn’t hit rock bottom yet either.
Read More »New York Film Festival Movie Review: ‘Steve Jobs,’ starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet
Danny Boyle's brilliant "Steve Jobs is" presents a "Master of the Universe," but also a man conflicted and challenged by those closest to him.
Read More »DVD Review: Director L. Gustavo Cooper’s ‘June’
Interested parties will find plenty to like here, just don’t expect any kind of modern masterpiece of mayhem.
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