Browsing Archives of - 2016 July
Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5) Rated: M Writer and Director: John Dower Writer and Presenter: Louis Theroux Featuring: Marty Rathbun, Steve Mango, Marc Headley, Tom De Vocht, Jeff Hawkins, Andrew Perez (as David Miscavige) and Rob Alter (as Tom Cruise). After 25 TV specials focusing on some of the most intimate and angst-ridden aspects of the... Read More »
Lights Out
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.6/5) Rated: M Directed By: David Sandberg Screenplay: Eric Heisserer Based on a Short Film by: David F. Sandberg Cast: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Maria Bello, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Andi Osho, Rolando Boyce; Maria Russell. Although a sometimes tense horror-thriller, Lights Out felt lightweight. This is a difficult story... Read More »
Star Trek Beyond
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ Rated: M Director: Justin Lin Story By: Gene Roddenberry Screenplay: Simon Pegs, Doug Jung. Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba; Sofia Boutella. There’s always a moral to a Star Trek story, and this time in, Star Trek Beyond, Captain James T. Kirk... Read More »
Sanpaku Eyes – A Cinematic Device
Recently, I went to see the horror movie, The Witch: A New-England Folktale (2015) and noticed the whites under the iris of the young daughter, Thomasin (Anja Taylor-Joy) were used by director, Robert Eggers to show an impending danger. A subtle device, yet very effective. Seeing the whites under her eyes left me feeling anxious, and I could... Read More »
Sing Street
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ Director: John Carney Writer: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, Kelly Thornton, Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Percy Chamburuka, Conor Hamilton, Karl Rice; Ian Kenny. Whether it was the Irish accent, the characters or the 80s music (had a buddy with me who couldn’t help... Read More »