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Song of the Sea (2014) Review
Song of the Sea (2014) Director: Tomm Moore Screenwriter: William Collins Starring: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanigan, Lucy O’Connell, Jon Kenny This is an extremely charming and moving Oscar nominate children’s movie that I want to share with everyone. Song of the Sea is based on Celtic mythology concerning mostly selkies sea creatures which…
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Review
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Logan Lerman; Alexandra Daddario; Brandon T. Jackson. Plot: Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, finds out he’s a demigod when he’s accused of helping his father steal Zeus’ lightning bolt. He and his friends, Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood, satyr,…
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Das Boot (1981) Review
Das Boot (1981) Plot: The story unfolds around the U-Boot 96’s crew and is told by Lt. Werner (Herbert Grönemayer) who meets the members of the crew as he’s about to sail as a war correspondent. Director: Wolfgang Petersen Cast: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemayer, Klaus Wennemann. Das Boot is set in 1941 and is an…
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010) Review
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010) Starring: Keir Glichrist; Zach Galifianakis; Emma Roberts Directors: Ryan Fleck; Anna Boden “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” was based on Ned Vizzini’s most popular novel of the same name. It follows Craig Gilner, a gifted and depressed teenager, after he checks himself into the hospital for suicidal…
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A Dozen Summers (2015) Review
A Dozen Summers (2015) Director: Kenton Hall Starring: Hero Hall, Scarlet Hall, Kenton Hall, Sarah Warren, Colin Baker, Ewen Macintosh, David Knight, Holly Jacobson, Quinton Nyrienda, Richard Stephenson Winter, Robert Bilic andTallulah Sheffield Plot: A young boy and girl begin a magical adventure on an ordinary school day…until the Narrator is frightened off by local 12 year…
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Paper Towns (2015) Review
Paper Towns (2015) Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Halston Sage, Justice Smith, Jaz Sinclair. Plot: A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. John Green’s novel, “Paper Towns” was brought to the silver screen this summer with Nat…
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) Review
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise; Simon Pegg; Rebecca Ferguson; Jeremy Renner; Ving Rhames; Sean Harris. Plot: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF. It’s Summer blockbuster season…
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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) Review
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) Plot: Bathsheba Everdene inherits a substantial estate from her uncle and tries her best to run it properly, mostly with the help of Gabriel Oak, a shepherd whose misfortune will bring her help and comfort. However, things will soon get more complicated than Bathsheba expected, especially when two different…
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A Little Chaos (2014) Review
A Little Chaos (2014) Plot: Sabine De Barra is chosen by landscaper André Le Nôtre to work as a landscape gardener at the Palace of Versailles. Director: Alan Rickman Cast: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory. The film is set in 16th century France during the age of absolutism under the…
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The Age Of Adaline (2015) Review
The Age Of Adaline (2015) Plot: Following a car accident, 29 year old Adaline Bowman stops ageing and keeps changing identities and hiding her past from anyone. Director: Lee Toland Krieger. Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn. The story is set in present day New York when we meet Adeline…