Intriguing and provocative, the historical film “A Dangerous Method” explores the dynamic relationship between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Sabina Spielrein, as well as the emergence of psychotherapy. The film is directed by David Gronenberg and written by Christopher Hampton, who adapted it from a play he had written.
Michael Fassbender plays the part of Carl Jung, and Viggo Mortensen...
Arriving straight from the gates of hell, “The Lazarus Effect” wreaks havoc on God-fearing fans of well-crafted horror films. In Blumhouse Productions’ new film, a team of ambitious medical professionals find a way to bring the dead back to life via a serum code-named Lazarus. When lead researcher Zoe (Olivia Wilde) dies in a lab accident, the team uses...
Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a smashing comeback to the silver screen in the action-packed thriller, “The Last Stand.” Like many of his earlier roles—take the futuristic “Terminator” film series for example—this B-feature can be summed up by its title. Audiences can expect lots of gunfire, revved engines and clichéd one-liners that are dropped in at the end of violent scenes.
After...
“Whodunit” films have a unique air about them. These types of films are both fun and challenging. They allow the audience to become a character within the story. Viewers participate as they try and solve the mystery for themselves. From the beginning of the movie until its end, the goal for the audience is to find the perpetrator. The...
Our story opens with a small cohort of adventurers leaving the world they knew to find salvation at a settlement in the mountains. Along the way, they are beset on all sides by dangers and lots and lots of tedium. By the time they reach their promised land, they realize that everything they were promised is a lie, there’s...
“War Horse,” directed by Steven Spielberg, premiered Dec. 25, 2011 as a war drama featuring the story of a horse passed from person to person in the midst of World War I. Originally based on a children’s book by Michael Morpurgo, this film satisfies basic themes of hope, friendship and bravery in a seemingly hopeless time. Though entertaining and...
It is difficult for action movies to be unique because of their movement-driven plotlines, and we’ve all seen the same defense combinations and battle techniques used again and again. We don’t really need another action movie with an unoriginal plotline; however, “London Has Fallen” was simply enjoyable to watch despite its insignificance.
“London Has Fallen,” a sequel to the...
Remember “The Happening”? What a stinker. Remember “Unbreakable”? What a classic. For a little over 10 years, director M. Night Shyamalan has been putting out nothing but heaps of garbage like “The Happening,” forcing audiences to wonder how the man was likened to Alfred Hitchcock early on in his career. Some credited 2015’s “The Visit” as a return-to-form for...
Cheesy? You must be thinking of another movie. Director/screenwriter David O. Russell (“The Fighter,” “Three Kings”) covers all the bases from the opening to the end credits, navigating a script that drips none of the cheese offered by the other romantic-comedies that were released earlier in the year. “Silver Linings Playbook” is adapted from the 2008 novel of the...
“If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of The Babadook.”
With little to no major marketing this horror film has flown under the radar of many moviegoers. “The Babadook” is an Australian horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent. Based on Kent’s short film “Monster,” “The Babadook” tells the tale of Amelia...