Articles by popcornnights

If I Stay: Movie Review

Based on the novel by Gayle Forman, “If I Stay” tells the story of Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moret), a high school student and gifted cellist who’s life comes [...]

August 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

When the Game Stands Tall: Movie Review

Director Thomas Carter helmed a solid high school sports drama with 2005’s “Coach Carter” and I had hopes that he would be able to do it again with [...]

August 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Expendables 3: Movie Review

The first two films in “The Expendables” series are mindless entertaining throwbacks to the action films I grew up with. “The Expendables 3” is no [...]

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Giver: Movie Review

It has taken Jeff Bridges 18 years to bring Lois Lowry’s acclaimed novel “The Giver” to the big screen. Having sold over 10 million copies, I am surprised [...]

August 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Into the Storm: Movie Review

How often do two movies come out on the same day that were both written by the same person? John Swetnam wrote “Step Up: All In” and “Into the Storm”. [...]

August 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Hundred-Foot Journey: Movie Review

Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais and directed by Lasse Hallstrom, “The Hundred-Foot Journey” takes us through a profound journey that isn’t measured by distance. [...]

August 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

Get On Up: Movie Review

A film’s rating rarely has an effect on my enjoyment of it. Unfortunately director Tate Taylor’s follow-up to 2011’s “The Help” is seriously [...]

July 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

Guardians of the Galaxy: Movie Review

The Guardians of the Galaxy are by far the least known characters from the Marvel cannon that have been given their own feature film. I went into the screening pretty much [...]

July 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

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