Articles by popcornnights

Escape Plan: Movie Review

I didn’t go into “Escape Plan” expecting high art.  I didn’t even expect anything original. However, I was hoping that after waiting nearly three [...]

October 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Fifth Estate: Movie Review

The website WikiLeaks has exposed more government secrets and corporate crimes than most media outlets combined.  Most of the world is familiar with WikiLeaks, but many like [...]

October 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

Captain Phillips: Movie Review

In 2009, Captain Richard Phillips and his crew, were overtaken by Somali pirates, in what was the first American ship hijacking in two hundred years.  The new film from [...]

October 10, 2013 // 0 Comments

Gravity: Movie Review

Director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) has proven himself in the past as a director with vision, but nothing he has done could [...]

October 3, 2013 // 0 Comments

Runner Runner: Movie Review

I didn’t have high expectations going into “Runner Runner”.  The trailers did not make me hopeful. However, director Brad Furman’s previous film, [...]

October 3, 2013 // 0 Comments

Don Jon: Movie Review

Joseph Gordon-Levitt pulls triple duty as writer, director, and star of the new comedy “Don Jon” and I am pretty sure this wildly funny and sharp comedy will make [...]

September 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Baggage Claim: Movie Review

This week multiplexes are getting two completely different romantic-comedies.  One of which is the sharp, funny, and original “Don Jon”, the other is the [...]

September 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Rush: Movie Review

Ron Howard’s “Rush” is based on the real life rivalry between Formula One drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) an Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) during the [...]

September 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Metallica: Through the Never: Movie Review

I am going to keep this review of “Metallica: Through the Never” short and sweet.  Unless you are a fan of the group Metallica, there is absolutely no reason to [...]

September 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

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