Willem Dafoe
Movie Review: The Card Counter
Fans of filmmaker Paul Schrader will find plenty to enjoy in "The Card Counter," his latest exercise in having his characters exorcise their personal demons.
Movie Review: The Florida Project
Right off the bat, The Florida Project is a curious juxtaposition. As the film begins, viewers are blinded by alarmingly bright pastel scenery—lilac is simply not a color picked as the primary pigment for a film. Welcome to the Magic Castle—a freshly painted purple motel on the outskirts of Disney World. As we acclimate to the color pallet, we’re serenaded with “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Return to the Sea in the New Trailer for Pixar’s Finding Dory
Happy March, dear readers! The Oscars are behind us now, and Disney’s Zootopia comes out this Friday. Speaking of which, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the second trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory. Premise: Six months after the events of Finding Nemo, Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about “the jewel of Monterey, Cal...[Read More]
Movie Review: John Wick
John Wick is a film about an ex-hitman who has recently been done wrong by some folks who are going to really regret doing so. Call it luck or karma but this is one hitman cannot get away from who he ultimately is. The film was directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, both of whom have decades of experience in the film business as stuntmen. While it is not uncommon in major films to have the l...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars, directed by Josh Boone, is based on the mega-popular and New York Times best seller by John Green. The story is narrated by 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley), a cancer patient with thyroid cancer; which spreads to her lungs, who falls in love with amputee Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a 17-year-old boy recovering from Osteosarcoma. Once meeting Augustus...[Read More]
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