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Movie Review: The King’s Speech
What’s so interesting about watching a stammering British royal in the 1930s learning to speak well? As it turns out, plenty. In “The King’s Speech,” Colin Firth is Albert, a stuttering prince (Duke of...
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Movie Review – The Company Men
Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is a hotshot sales executive living his life through rose-colored glasses. At the prime of his career at GTX, Bobby is laid off after 12 years of service. Gene McClary (Tommy...
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Superior Donuts – Superb performances hit San Diego fresh off Broadway
Enter the world of Superior Donuts, a quaint little family-owned-and-operated donut shop in Chicago with just three tables topped with napkin holders and a counter by the register. Suddenly the lights...
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Movie Review: The Lincoln Lawyer
I’m a fan of the great legal thrillers of the 90s. “A Time to Kill,” featuring a promising young actor, largely unknown at the time, named Matthew McConaughey, was one of them. Considering the light...
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Movie Review: The Impossible
Over 230,000 lives lost in 14 countries. This is a survival story of one family during the 2004 tsunami. Based on a true story, “The Impossible” recounts an unbelievable tale of survival of Enrique...
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Movie Review: Man of Steel
What if Superman really does exist? As much as I was looking forward to the most anticipated movie event of the year, “Man of Steel,” I was nervous with all the hype and especially with Zack Snyder...
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Movie Review: JOBS
One-of-a-kind visionary. Calculating businessman. Marvelous marketer. Driven problem-solver. Out-of-the box creative thinker. By and large,” JOBS” conveys all these about Steve Jobs (Ashton...
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New Fall TV 2013 Previews
A celebration of science fiction. With the success and staying power of shows like “Person of Interest,” “Arrow” and “Revolution” (debuted at Comic-Con in years past), TV creators are going geek with...
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Movie Review: Captain Phillips
A day that starts like any other… ends with a story of a lifetime. Director Paul Greengrass (“Bourne” trilogy) and writer Billy Ray retell a ripped-from-the headlines story of a U.S. cargo ship getting...
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Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
At the end of “The Hunger Games,” I was hungry for more. Directed by Francis Lawrence, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” satisfies and yet again leaves me wanting more. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer...
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Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks
There’s a story behind every film. Who knew the making of “Mary Poppins” was such a long rollercoaster ride? Director John Lee Hancock plays out the rough-and-tumble ride in “Saving Mr. Banks.” For...
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Movie Review: American Hustle
Director David O. Russell (“The Fighter,” ”Silver Linings Playbook”) reunites Oscar-quality co-stars of “The Fighters,”Christian Bale (“The Dark Knight Rises”) with Amy Adams (“Man of Steel”), and...
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Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Forget “The Great Gatsby.” “The Wolf of Wall Street” is where the real show is. A fifth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese (“The Departed,” “Shutter Island,” “Hugo”) and Leonardo DiCaprio...
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Movie Review: Her
A man falling in love and having a relationship with his operating system. Is it farfetched? Sure. But then again, so were smartphones and tablets when we grew up. And Siri must have been a real...
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Movie Reviews: Winter’s Tale and The Monuments Men
“Winter’s Tale” Colin Farrell (Peter Lake) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Beverly Penn) sell a fated tale of star-crossed lovers in the 19thcentury. She is a dying heiress falling in love with a thief...
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Movie Review: Transcendence
What if you could preserve your consciousness and live on even after you pass? What if it’s possible to transfer your memories, thoughts and feelings into a computer and continue to grow? Would it...
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Movie Review: Gone Girl
October is the month. Summer blockbusters become a memory as dramatic movies premiere, starting the race to the awards. October gave us “The Social Network” (2010), “The Ides of March” (2011), “Argo”...
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Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
“If we burn, you burn with us.” “The Hunger Games” franchise has been a fierce success, both from the critics’ and public’s side. Since it premiered, there have been similar sci-fi YA adaptations;...
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Movie Review: The Theory of Everything
“When there’s life, there is hope.” Directed by James Marsh, “The Theory of Everything” tells a life story of the world-renowned astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne, “Les Miserables,” “My...
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Movie Review: The Imitation Game
In 1939, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch, “Penguins of Madagascar“) marches into Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School, applying for a job as a cryptographer. He spars with the...
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Movie Review: Big Eyes
A strange true story, “Big Eyes” documents the story of Margaret Keane (Amy Adams, “American Hustle,” “Man of Steel”), a successful, closet painter in the golden era of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Leaving her...
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Movie Review: American Sniper
“There’s a war out there. And people are dying.” Uttered by Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”), driving along the freeway in Texas with his pregnant wife, Taya...
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Movie Review: The Martian
Two years post the groundbreaking “Gravity” and a year after the stellar “Interstellar,” along comes “The Martian,” based on a best-selling book by Andy Weir and directed by Ridley Scott...
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Coming Soon: A Dog’s Purpose
If you prefer a dog’s tail in your face to feather pillows and somehow think the smell of “wet dog” is sweet, “A Dogs Purpose,” might be the movie for you. As January comes to a close, the doors of...
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Movie Review: A Simple Favor
The trailer of “A Simple Favor” makes the movie appear like “Gone Girl” or “The Girl on the Train.” In some ways, it is. It’s a female-lead, mystery thriller. The movie differs in a surprising...
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