Why Haven't I Seen That?: BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Welcome to another installment of WHY HAVEN'T I SEEN THAT?, where we talk about a must-see or iconic movie that we haven't seen...until now. This week we take a look at the independent drama BEFORE MIDNIGHT, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Retro Review: GATTACA (1997)

Welcome to another installment of RETRO REVIEW where we take a trip back in time to look at films made before the year 2000.  Today we review the 1997 sci-fi thriller, GATTACA.  Enjoy!

While trying to decide what film to watch for this week's Retro Review, I wanted to watch something I had seen, but not in a while.  That's when I came across my DVD copy of Gattaca.  This is a film I haven't seen in several years, and I figured with this year being the 20th anniversary of the film, what better time than now. And I was right.  I had forgotten just how much I loved this film.  And unlike most older films, this one still holds up and may even be more relevant today than it was twenty years ago.

Directorial Debut: Ben Stiller's REALITY BITES

Welcome to another installment of DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, where we look at some of the best, most interesting and iconic directors and the films that started their careers. This week we take a look at the 1994 debut of Ben Stiller...REALTY BITES. 

Trailer Review: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (Teaser Trailer)

Howdy fellow film freaks, Robert here. The teaser for the new movie from Luc Besson ("The visionary director of The Fifth Element and Lucy"), called Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, has been delivered unto us mere mortals. Partake below.

Movie Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016) (Review #2)

The Magnificent Seven is director Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the classic tale first put to cinema in the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece Seven Samurai. This follows in a rich history of remakes of that film, including being a namesake remake of the John Sturges Magnificent Seven from 1960. In this story we follow Chisolm (Denzel Washington) as he sets up a team of various gunslingers and warriors after agreeing to protect a town that is being terrorized by Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) and his gang. This film is distinct from all those previous versions with largely new characters and an action packed conclusion that makes this one of the most fun westerns we’ve seen in years.

Movie Review: MAGGIE'S PLAN

Maggie (Greta Gerwig) is planning on having a baby of her own, but her plans are derailed when she meets John (Ethan Hawke), the two fall in love and he divorces his wife Georgette (Julianne Moore), yet things don't seem to go as well as John and Maggie had planned and when Georgette and Maggie meet, a whole new plan starts coming to life in Maggie's head. Written and directed by Rebecca Miller, Maggie's Plan also stars SNL cast members Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph.

Trailer Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)

Cards on the table, folks...I haven't actually seen the original 1960 John Sturges film, The Magnificent Seven. What I HAVE seen, however, is the movie it was based on, the 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic, Seven Samurai, so this isn't a story that is altogether unfamiliar to me. Antoine Fuqua is not a director who I've paid that much attention to, with his two most notable recent movies, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer, not really catching my attention, but I've heard alright things about them. Same goes for his earlier Training Day (the man likes working with Denzel Washington, I notice). That all being said, this trailer was actually far more impressive than I was expecting.