Film: People, Places, Things Starring: Jermaine Clement, Regina Hall Directed by: Jim Strouse The older you get the more you realize there is never an ideal time to figure out who you are, why you’re here, or what it is you’re supposed to be doing with the increasingly limited amount of life you have left. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Is Surprisingly Tame
August 13th, 2015 
James Shotwell Film: Straight Outta Compton Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins Directed by: F. Gary Gray Straight Outta Compton is a lot of fun until it’s not. Beginning in the late 1980s, Straight Outta Compton opens with a visceral depiction of life in South Central Los Angeles at a time when tension between police and the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Shaun The Sheep’ Is The Best Family Film Of 2015
August 12th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Shaun The Sheep Written by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Directed by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak In a time when the word ‘Minion’ can send chills down the spine of any person with children, Shaun The Sheep delivers a fun and refreshing take on family entertainment that literally anyone can enjoy. A spin-off from the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Runner’ Won’t Win Any Awards
August 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Runner Starring: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda Directed by: Austin Stark Despite a strong performance from Nicolas Cage, The Runner fails to capture the tension and excitement of political turmoil in an original light. The Runner is a rare breed of film that places fictional characters amidst real world tragedies to tell a made-up […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Listen To Me Marlon’ Is The Must-See Doc Of 2015
August 7th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Listen To Me Marlon Starring: Marlon Brando Directed by: Stevan Riley I have never in my life experienced a film as magically, yet meticulously put together as Listen To Me Marlon. It’s a game-changing documentary in a year filled with incredible documentaries, with a narrative that is deeply moving and utterly entrancing from the […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Irrational Man’ Is An Odd Woody Allen Film
August 3rd, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Irrational Man Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone Directed by: Woody Allen Caught between the woman he should love and the one who will be his ruin, a man finds himself discovering the reason for his existence in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man. Coming off the lukewarm, albeit whimsically nihilistic Magic In The Moonlight, Woody Allen has […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Pixels’ Is A Disaster In Every Way
July 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Pixels Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James Directed by: Chris Columbus Adam Sandler has official hit rock bottom, and he’s dragging your childhood heroes, as well as the great Peter Dinklage, down with him. Pixels is exactly what we fear seeing when we pay to go to the movies. From beginning to end the film, […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Unexpected’ Is A Wonderfully Simple Indie Gem
July 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Unexpected Starring: Cobie Smulders, Gail Bean Directed by: Kris Swanberg Unless you’re planning for it, the news that you’re about to have a baby can be both an exciting and terrifying experience in someone’s life. For Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders), there was probably no good time for the news that she would soon give […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ant-Man’ Is One Of Marvel’s Best
July 23rd, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Ant-Man Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly Directed by: Peyton Reed Fear not, everyone. The reign of Marvel as the leader in modern summer entertainment is far from over. Everyone knew from the very beginning that the third phase of Marvel’s beloved cinematic universe would need to undergo a serious evolution in order to keep […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Wolfpack’ Must Be Seen To Be Believed
July 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Wolfpack Starring: The Angulo Brothers Directed By: Crystal Moselle I don’t know that I have ever felt about a documentary the way I do for Crystal Moselle’s directorial debut, The Wolfpack. It’s a deeply moving look at the human experience as viewed through the eyes of a Lower Manhattan family whose only working […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Minions’ Is Cute, But Empty
July 9th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Minions Starring: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Two years after Despicable Me 2 became one of the biggest animated films ever, Universal is trying to maximize franchise revenue with the funny, yet emotionally empty prequel, Minions. Yes, the tiny yellow creatures that won over the hearts of children everywhere […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Creep’ Is Incredibly Unsettling
June 25th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Creep Starring: Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass Directed By: Patrick Brice I have never seen a found footage film quite like Creep, but I always wanted to. It’s a combination of horror, drama, and comedy that is so tightly wound that you never know what to expect from one moment to the next. Credit for […]
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