Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. (THE WEINSTEIN CO.) Benedict Cumberbatch has given breakthrough roles […]
“The Imitation Game” is one of those Awards Season films every studio dreams of having on their “For Your Consideration” list. The true-life drama captured the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival and it’s destined to be a favorite among voters over the next few months, as is star Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays […]
This Holiday Season is jam-packed with choices. From Awards Season contenders, to guaranteed blockbusters, there’s something for everyone. I’ve made the list – and checked it twice: FAMILY FARE “Penguins of Madagascar” (PG) The DreamWorks Animation spinoff to the highly-successful “Madagascar” trilogy is the final animated release of 2014. New voice cast members include Benedict […]
The Academy Awards are only five months away, and two crucial elements are still missing: a host and some legitimate contenders. By this time last year (it was August 2nd, 2013 to be exact), Ellen DeGeneres had been named host of the 86th Oscars. For some reason the Academy is taking its time with this […]
Last year, the British actor with the great name, Benedict Cumberbatch, was in five high-profile movies: “August: Osage County” (alongside Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts), “Star Trek Into Darkness” (as you know who), “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (as the voice of the dastardly dragon), and Best Picture Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave”. […]
Once again, Labor Day Weekend is a bare one at the movies, with just two new releases, neither of which will light the box office. They are Relativity Media’s Pierce Brosnan action film “The November Man” and Universal’s horror/thriller “As Above, So Below”. Because of this, other studios are trying to take advantage and attract […]
We’re six months into the year and there have already been several excellent films. Here are the 10 best from the First Half of 2014: 1. “Locke” Tom Hardy gives a nomination-worthy performance in writer/director Steven Knight’s moving and effective psychological drama. The premise couldn’t be simpler: a man driving his car, talking to a […]
Entertainment Weekly has devoted their current issue to “Criminally Underrated” movies, TV shows, games, books and music. Here are five recent films that I would have included in their movie section (if asked). They’re a handful of films I genuinely liked which, sadly, were almost completely ignored by other critics and audiences: “Labor Day” – […]
The original Jack Ryan movies, beginning with 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October”, were both box office and critical successes, and are still considered to be some of the best spy/action films of the past 25 years. Now “Star Trek”‘s Chris Pine begins steering the ship of another reboot franchise with “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”, […]
2012 was a pretty solid year for movies. There were a lot of fantastic films, but these 10 stood-out above the rest in their own, unique ways: 1. ARGO Ben Affleck not only stars-in but masterfully directs this drama based on the true story of six Americans hiding-out during the Iran Hostage Crisis. Affleck’s achievements […]