Jennifer Lawrence
Movie Review: Don’t Look Up
"Don’t Look Up" is easily one of Adam McKay’s most topical, and important, films to date. It is also one of his most entertaining and, quite possibly, best as well.
DON’T LOOK UP Gets a New Trailer
The trailer for Don’t Look Up starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence has just been released, and you can check it out right here on CinemaNerdz (see above). Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem – it’s on a direct coll...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: Red Sparrow and Death Wish
Welcome to the “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s upcoming wide-release movies. Black Panther was once again the king of the box office as the latest Marvel flick enjoyed the second biggest second weekend ever, scoring an amazing $108 million. There is no stopping the Wakanda king, but two new releases will try with Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow and the Bruce Willis revenge thril...[Read More]
Ten Reactions to the 2016 Academy Award Nominations
The 88th annual Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning and just about everyone has an opinion. Although most of the nominations are what we expected, there were still some surprises and a few snubs that got the internet chatting. Here is a list of our ten biggest reactions to the 2016 Academy Award nominations. [divider] 10. Inside Out Is both Snubbed and Surprised Disney/Pixar’...[Read More]
Join the Revolution with the New Mockingjay – Part 2 Trailer
Lionsgate released the official trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 this week and it looks like it will bring the series to a satisfying close. Panem is now engulfed by a war between the Capitol and the various districts. In the trailers, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) are closing in on a final confrontation as Katniss and her closes...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Marvel’s Mutants are Attacked in X-Men: Days of Future Past
Happy April, dear readers! The snow is almost entirely gone, the weather is warming up, and we can go outside without putting on coats. Best of all, this Friday finally sees the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and by all accounts it’s awesome. And fittingly, this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ examines another of this year’s movies based on Marvel Co...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Eras Collide in X-Men Days of Future Past
This Friday, we at last get to see the next part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Thor: The Dark World finally hits theaters stateside. And fittingly, this week’s new installment of Trailer Trashin’ examines another upcoming Marvel Comics movie, next summer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Premise: The X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of their species across two diff...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: David O. Russell Gets Groovy with American Hustle
Hello again, dear readers. I hope at least some of you got out to see Machete Kills over the weekend – we need to get those box office numbers up! But moving on from films paying tribute to the 1970s to films actually set in the 1970s, this week’s new installment of Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at David O. Russell’s upcoming period drama American Hustle. Premise: Brilliant con m...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces the Best of 2012 Winners
The Detroit Film Critics Society (of which CinemaNerdz Editor in Chief Mike Tyrkus is a member) is pleased to announce the Best of 2012 winners in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of seventeen film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kal...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces Its 2012 Nominations
The Detroit Film Critics Society (of which CinemaNerdz Editor in Chief Mike Tyrkus is a member) is pleased to announce the Best of 2012 nominees in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of seventeen film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Ka...[Read More]
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
From time to time, a movie comes out of left field and completely blows you away. For me, that movie is Silver Linings Playbook. I walked into the theatre with a completely open mind. In fact, the only knowledge I had of it was a trailer I had watched online the day of the screening. I walked out of the theatre mesmerized. From start to finish, Silver Linings Playbook delivered. The writing, the c...[Read More]
Movie Review: House at the End of the Street
House at the End of the Street is the perfect jump start to the scary movie season! This movie does not disappoint as far as the horror/suspense genre goes. There were lots of “jump out of your seat” moments, and some legitimate suspense, which makes for the best kind of thriller. The story starts out with Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) and her mother Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) moving into a new house tha...[Read More]
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