Saturday, December 31, 2016
2016 Recap - The Horror Films
2016 was a solid year for the horror genre but maybe not one of its best. There were several films that really stood out and there were others that needed a bit more work or just didn't live up to their potential. Below, you will find a list of all the horror movies I saw this year broken into three categories along with the recipient of my favorite horror film of the year.
Labels:
Best of 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
The Conjuring 2 - Movie Review
The Movie: The Conjuring 2
The Director: James Wan (Furious 7)
The Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, Franka Potente, Madison Wolfe, Lauren Esposito, Benjamin Haigh, and Patrick McAuley.
The Story: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit. (From IMDB)
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Why Him? - Movie Review
The Movie: Why Him?
The Director: John Hamburg (I Love You, Man)
The Cast: James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Bryan Cranston, Megan Mullally, Keegan-Michael Key, Griffin Gluck, Zack Pearlman, and Cedric the Entertainer.
The Story: A college student invites her family to spend their Christmas vacation with her and her eccentric boyfriend so they can get to know each other.
Monday, December 26, 2016
The Monster (TFF 2016) - Movie Review
The Monster, an official selection of the 2016 Tacoma Film Festival, tells the story of what could happen when your car breaks down on a little used stretch of highway in the middle of a forest at 12:15am. The movie was directed by Bryan Bertino and features acting performances by Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, and Aaron Douglas.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Ella Ballentine
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TFF 2016
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Zoe Kazan
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Passengers - Movie Review
The Movie: Passengers
The Director: Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
The Cast: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen, and Andy Garcia
The Story: A malfunctioning spacecraft heading to a colonization planet causes two people to be woken up from cryosleep 90 years too soon and they need to figure out why before disaster strikes.
Friday, December 23, 2016
Now You See Me 2 - Movie Review
The Movie:
Now You See Me 2 brings back the Four Horseman and their bag of tricks to match up against an unknown foe who seems to have their number.The film was directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and features Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Radcliffe, Sanaa Lathan, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Jay Chou, and Tsai Chin.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Movie Review
The Movie:
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the latest installment of the Star Wars saga and tells the story of how the rebel alliance obtained the plans for the infamous Death Star battle station. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the movie features acting performances from Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelson, Jimmy Smits, and James Earl Jones.
Labels:
Alan Tudyk
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Alistair Petrie
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Ben Mendelsohn
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Daniel Mays
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Diego Luna
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Donnie Yen
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Felicity Jones
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Forest Whitaker
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Genevieve O'Reilly
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James Earl Jones
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Mads Mikkelsen
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Riz Ahmed
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Shina Shihoko Nagai
Thursday, December 15, 2016
La La Land - Movie Review
The Movie:
La La Land is a comedic musical drama about a musician and an actress who inadvertently and inexplicably cross paths on their way to fame. The film was written and directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) and features acting performances from Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Callie Hernandez, Finn Wittrock, and John Legend.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Callie Hernandez
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Emma Stone
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Finn Wittrock
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J.K. Simmons
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Miles Anderson
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Rosemarie DeWitt
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Ryan Gosling
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Office Christmas Party - Movie Review
The Movie:
Office Christmas Party is a holiday comedy about an office Christmas party. The movie was directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and features a star studded cast that includes Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, TJ Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon, Rob Corddry, Sam Richardson, Randall Park, Jamie Chung, Abbey Lee, and Karan Soni.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Abbey Lee
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Courtney B. Vance
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Jamie Chung
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Jason Bateman
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Jennifer Aniston
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Jillian Bell
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Joshua Mikel
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Karan Soni
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Kate McKinnon
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Olivia Munn
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Randall Park
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Rob Corddry
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Sam Richardson
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TJ Miller
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Hacksaw Ridge - Movie Review
The Movie:
Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story about a young man who enlisted into the army during World War II and became one of America's greatest heroes without ever holding a gun. The film was directed by Mel Gibson and features acting performances from Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn, Luke Bracey, Hugo Weaving, and Teresa Palmer.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Andrew Garfield
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Ben O'Toole
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Benedict Hardie
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Goran D. Kleut
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Hugo Weaving
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Luke Bracey
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Rachel Griffiths
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Sam Worthington
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Taki Abe
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Teresa Palmer
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Tyler Coppin
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Vince Vaughn
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Yoji Tatsuta
Friday, December 9, 2016
Hell or High Water - Movie Review
Hell or High Water was directed by David MacKenzie from a screenplay written by Taylor Sheridan (Sicario). The film, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, and Gil Birmingham, follows two brothers as they execute a scheme to keep from losing their family ranch and the pair of Texas Rangers who are hot on their trail.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Nocturnal Animals - Movie Review
The Movie:
Nocturnal Animals, written and directed by Tom Ford, is a dramatic thriller about a writer whose violent novel has his ex wife wondering if he may be seeking revenge for their failed marriage. The film features acting performances from Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Karl Glusman, Robert Aramayo, and Laura Linney.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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Amy Adams
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Andrea Riseborough
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Armie Hammer
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Ellie Bamber
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Isla Fisher
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Jake Gyllenhaal
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Karl Glusman
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Laura Linney
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Michael Shannon
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Michael Sheen
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Riz Ahmed
Monday, December 5, 2016
Sky on Fire (Chongtian huo) - Movie Review
Sky on Fire is an action thriller that follows a security lead of a high tech pharmaceutical company who must keep top secret stem cell research from falling into the wrong hands. The movie was written and directed by Ringo Lam and features acting performances from Daniel Wu, Simon Yam, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Amber Kuo, Ka Tung Lam, Leon Lai, and Jingchu Zhang.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Daniel Wu
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Jingchu Zhang
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Ka Tung Lam
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Philip Keung
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Simon Yam
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Manchester by the Sea - Movie Review
Manchester by the Sea, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, follows a man who must deal with his brother's death, the will that leaves him as the guardian of his 16 year old nephew, and a return to the hometown that he had to get away from. The film features acting performances from Casey Affleck, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Williams, and Lucas Hedges.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Bleed for This - Movie Review
Bleed for This, written, produced, and directed by Ben Younger, is based on the true story of boxer Vinny Pazienza and his struggle to return to the ring after a near fatal car crash. The film features Miles Teller in the starring role as well as Aaron Eckhart, Amanda Clayton, Christine Evangelista, Ciarán Hinds, Ted Levine, and Katey Segal.
Labels:
2016 Movie Reviews
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Aaron Eckhart
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Amanda Clayton
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Ciarán Hinds
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Katey Sagal
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Miles Teller
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Ted Levine
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