The Force comes home this April...just not in 3D. Disney announced that the 2D Blu-Ray/DVD home video release for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be April 5th, with a digital download pre-release on April 1st. A 3D edition will be released later this year. This new promo video - with sneak peaks of the extras - [...]
To paraphrase Dr. Peter Venkman, this movie is headed for fun of biblical proportions. Starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth as their secretary, Ghostbusters will cross its streams this summer on July 15.
Here, compiled together in one post, are links to my reviews for the big winners at the 2015 Academy Awards. Spotlight - Winner of 2 Academy Awards - Best Picture - Best Original Screenplay (Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer) Ranked #4 on My Top Ten List for 2015 Available to rent/stream on Amazon -------------------------- The Revenant - Winner of 3 Academy Awards - Best [...]
Surprises were expected at this year's Oscars. The Academy did not disappoint. Billed as the most unpredictable race in memory, there were upsets aplenty at the 88th Annual Academy Awards - which honored the best of film from 2015 - capped off by the gasp-inducing blindside of Spotlight winning Best Picture. How did that even happen? Here's the most logical theory. Spotlight was [...]
Below are my predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards, in all 24 categories. The list is virtually free of commentary except for some thoughts in the Best Picture and Director categories, but does include “Will Win” and “Should Win” options throughout. According to how I see it, the night’s big winner will be The Revenant with [...]
*1/2 out of **** My review of Gods Of Egypt, at Crosswalk.com, the bloated, tacky-looking action spectacle that bastardizes ancient Egyptian mythologies. An excerpt from my review: “The digital effects overkill is bad enough, as are the gaudy costume and set designs (1990s TBN sets would be jealous), but what ultimately makes this all so tedious – even [...]
Part 1 was posted last week. And now for the conclusion. As the Oscar ceremony nears, Nashville-based musician and podcaster Nick Flora invited me to continue our annual tradition of talking about our favorite films of the year on his podcast Who Writes This Stuff. Here’s Part 2 of our “Films of 2015” discussion, in which we countdown in ascending [...]
If you're tired of all the horse race prognosticating, exhausted by the controversies (#OscarSoWhite, et al), couldn't care less about who's wearing what on the red carpet - and all you really want is to just hear the actors and filmmakers talk about their movies, their craft, and their careers - then Awards Chatter by [...]
As the Oscar ceremony nears, Nashville-based musician and podcaster Nick Flora invited me to continue our annual tradition of talking about our favorite films of the year on his podcast Who Writes This Stuff. And even though Nick's now mostly-retired from the podcasting gig, our film conversation continues. So here's Part 1 of our "Films of 2015" [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 for Biblical violence including some disturbing images Released: February 19, 2016 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Kevin Reynolds Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis Memo to American Evangelical Christians: Risen is the movie you’ve been asking Hollywood to make. After years of having to put up with subpar small-budget Christian [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 