This continuation of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) is both a prequel and a sequel, as we get to see how Eric (Chris Hemsworth) was raised into a fighter by Queen Ravenna’s (Charlize Theron) icy sister (Emily Blunt), only to fall out of favor. Later, after Ravenna’s demise, Eric becomes involved in a search … Continue reading The Huntsman: Winter’s War
THE REVOLUTION IS ABOUT ALL OF US. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her allies prepare to liberate the people of Panem and defeat President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and his troops once and for all. The fourth and final chapter in this franchise is largely an overblown war movie, with scenes that might remind audiences of … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
FIRE BURNS BRIGHTER IN THE DARKNESS. After surviving another Hunger Game, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is in District 13 where the rebel leader, President Coin (Julianne Moore), wants to turn her into the Mockingjay, a symbol of the resistance. The third and fourth films in the franchise cut the last novel into two. A pointless … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
FILTHY. RICH. SPOILT. ROTTEN. First-year university student Milo Richards (Max Irons) is initiated into the Riot Club, an unofficial, all-male student dining club with raucous traditions dating back to the 1700s. The original play was a work of fiction, according to its author, but that didn’t stop people from making unflattering comparisons between the Riot … Continue reading The Riot Club
SOMETHING UNSPEAKABLE IS HAPPENING TO JANE HARPER. Oxford professor Joseph Coupland (Jared Harris) and his group of assistants take a controversial experiment to an isolated house in the countryside; they intend to help a young woman (Olivia Cooke) get rid of her “negative energy”. A horror movie that’s loosely based on a 1970s experiment where … Continue reading The Quiet Ones
EVERY REVOLUTION BEGINS WITH A SPARK. After winning the Hunger Games, tributes Katniss and Peeta (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson) inspire rebellions in several districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) comes up with a new version of the games. The sequel has a new director and a somewhat darker shade of colors, but it is also … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
TWO MOTHERS CONNECTED BY LOSS. INSPIRED BY HOPE. Mary (Hilary Swank), an American, and Martha (Brenda Blethyn), a Brit, meet by chance in Mozambique after losing their sons to malaria on earlier trips to Africa; they join forces in the battle against the disease. Writer Richard Curtis has a well-known passion for humanitarian causes in … Continue reading Mary and Martha
When Princess Snow White (Kristen Stewart) escapes from the prison cell where her now dead father’s wicked wife (Charlize Theron) put her, the new queen sends a troubled huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) out to catch her. The old fairy tale gets a makeover (released the same year as another version, Mirror Mirror) that should send audiences … Continue reading Snow White and the Huntsman
On a quest to find the fountain of youth, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) contends with an old enemy (Geoffrey Rush), an old lover (Penélope Cruz)… and the fearsome Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The fourth film in this franchise introduces a few new characters, one of which is a romantic interest for our lovably boozy Jack, but … Continue reading Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
