Articles by popcornnights

Ride Along: Movie Review

Director Tim Story is one of the most mediocre directors making mainstream movies today.  Sure, 2002’s “Barbershop and 2012’s “Think Like a [...]

January 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Lone Survivor: Movie Review

Actor/Director Peter Berg gets behind the camera for the gripping true story about a small group of Navy Seals that are forced to fight for their lives when a covert mission [...]

January 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

Her: Movie Review

Spike Jonze is definitely one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.  Although my feelings have been mixed when it comes to his previous efforts (Being John [...]

January 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

August: Osage County – Movie Review

Written by Tracy Letts (Killer Joe) and directed by  John Wells (Company Men), “August: Osage County” tells the story of one truly dysfunctional family.  It is [...]

January 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Wolf of Wall Street: Movie Review

I already know that I am going to take a whole lot of flak for this review from people who absolutely love Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”.  [...]

December 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

Grudge Match: Movie Review

I am pretty sure the studio pitch for “Grudge Match”, the latest would-be comedy from director Peter Segal went something like this…What if Rocky Balboa and Jake [...]

December 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

American Hustle: Movie Review

Writer/Director David O. Russell has been making films for two decades, and in that time, he as only made one film that I didn’t care for, “I Heart [...]

December 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

Saving Mr. Banks: Movie Review

It is no secret that author P.L. Travers was not a fan of Walt Disney’s cinematic take on her beloved book “Mary Poppins”.  In the new film “Saving Mr. Banks”, we [...]

December 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

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