“THE IRISHMAN” is both a period piece and an almost historical type piece as you need to know a little history to understand the direction of the narrative and flow of this epic film. The movie, while following Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (Robert De Niro) as our designated main character, revolves around …
Read More »REVIEW: “BEN-HUR” (2016) PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Let’s start by stating the obvious. If you go into this version Ben-Hur with visions of the original classic film, you will be disappointed. It is a very conservative, safe, tale re-told for current audiences. Remember this is being done by none other than Roma Downey &Mark Burnett, sponsors of …
Read More »REVIEW: “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES” (2016) LIONSGATE
Featuring a talented, mostly younger British cast of actors that I truly like and admire, I must admit I have been looking forward to this take on Jane Austen/Seth Grahame-Smith’s mash-up of“Pride and Predjudice and Zombies” for some time now. And yes, it delivers – if of course what you …
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