Paramount’s “Terminator: Genisys” brings Arnold Schwarzenegger back in his star-making role of three decades ago. I’ve Aged, but I’m not Obsolete Schwarzenegger is hoping to reinvigorate his faltering film career this holiday weekend by breaking out a certain cyborg’s trademark sunglasses and leather jacket. His recent films, “Escape Plan,” “Sabotage,” and others were all box-office failures. […]
Ted 2: Commercial and Artistic Disappointment
June 28, 2015 by
Slapped with mixed-to-negative reviews, Universal’s “Ted 2″ debuted to an underwhelming $32.9 million across 3,442 theaters, about $15 million less than most analysts expected the pot-smoking teddy bear comedy would bring in during its opening weekend.
End of the Tour: When Creative, Troubled Minds Meet
June 20, 2015 by
As directed by James Ponsoldt, The End of the Tour is a rather engaging chronicle of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter and novelist David Lipsky (well played by Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel).
Inside Out: Pixar’s Magical Animation–Truly for All Ages
June 18, 2015 by
Boldly audacious in concept and risky in experimental in design, Inside Out, Pixar’s 15th animation, is easily their most fully realized and enjoyable picture since WALL-E and Up.
Dope: Famuyiwa’s Fresh Look at Black Youth in Drug Culture
June 13, 2015 by
The mixture of themes, styles and tones which marks Dope, writer-director Rick Famuyiwa’s tale of black high schoolers who get involved with drug dealers, proved satisfying to most viewers when the film world-premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Fest.
