31 Days Of Horror (Day 5): V/H/S

Director(s): Ti West, Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence

Writer(s): Various

Starring: See list HERE

Release Date: January 22, 2012 (Sundance), October 5, 2012

Plot: The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the room).

Review: Tusk

Director: Kevin Smith

Writer: Kevin Smith

Starring: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Johnny Depp, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez

Release Date: September 19, 2014 (September 6, 2014 TIFF)

Plot: While interviewing a mysterious seafarer named Howard Howe, podcaster Wallace Bryton is taken hostage by Howe, who attempts to turn him into a walrus. Meanwhile, Bryton's best friend Teddy Craft and girlfriend Ally Leon team up with an ex-cop named Guy Lapointe to investigate his disappearance.

Review: The LEGO Movie

An adventure of hilarious proportions.

Director(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writer(s): Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Nick Offerman

Release Date: February 7, 2014

Genre: Animated/Action/Adventure

Plot: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together

Does The LEGO Movie live up to all the hype? Find out in our review HERE: 

Review: The Hobbit and the Desolation of Smaug

Fans return to Middle Earth once again to see the second installment in the newest JRR Tolkien series, The Hobbit. Does The Hobbit stand strong or does it fall short? Are hobbit's all over the world going to cry out of disappointment? Let's find out!

Director: Peter Jackson

Writer(s): Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, & Guillermo del Toro

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloon & Benedict Cumberbatch

Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Possibly the most anticipated young adult film of the fall, does "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" live up to the anticipation? Or does this fall into the category of terrible tween movies? 

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, & Michael Arndt

Staring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claffin, and Elizabeth Banks

Plot: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

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Review: Beyond The Sea

Vibrant colors, catchy music, and extravagant dance numbers come together to create a whole new world for singer Bobby Darin.

Director: Kevin Spacey

Writer(s): Kevin Spacey and Lewis Colick

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Gretta Scacchi, Caroline Aaron, Peter Cincotti, William Ulrich,

Plot: The story follows singer, Bobby Darin through his career as musician, singer, and songwriter. Showing us all his hardships, uplifts, and obstacles throughout through a new a world, A world seen through eyes of Bobby himself.

Review: Trainspotting

In Trainspotting, Danny Boyle injects a brutally honest world of characters directly into your brain for an insightful, morbid, and entertaining trek through the complexities of an entrapped generation and the mediocrity of an ordinary life. Will you choose life? Or will you choose something different . . . what are your reasons?

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: John Hodge

Based on: Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Released: February 23, 1996 (United Kingdom)


Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald

Review: Thor: The Dark World

It sure has been awhile since my last post on this blog hasn't it? Well, I'm back and this time with a review for the newest film in the Marvel franchise, Thor 2: The Dark World. 

Director: Alan Taylor

Writer(s): Christopher L. Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccelston, Jaimie Alexander

Plot: Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Review: Man Of Steel

Zack Snyder takes the story of one the biggest heroes and amps it up with appealing visuals, a decent story, muscles farther than the eye can see, and everything in between.

Director: Zack Snyder

Writer: David S. Goyer

Released: June 14, 2013

Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Antje Traue, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne

Plot: Clark Kent is from outer space and has been sent to earth by his biological parents from Krypton. His whole life he has had to keep his secret until a seemingly unstoppable force threatens earth’s existence. Clark has to decide between keeping his secret and saving the human race.

Review: Now You See Me

Review: The Great Gatsby

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Writer: Baz Luhrmann

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, 

Plot: A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor

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Director: Shane Black

Writer: Drew Pearce

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Done Cheadle, Ben Kigsley, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall

Plot: When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution