Month: March 2016

London Has Fallen is complete chaos.  It’s a no-holds-barred, adrenalin fueled action flick that is as violent as it is stupid. When the London Prime Minister dies, it brings all the world leaders to the funeral, including the American President, Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart).  During the funeral, there is an attack on London attempting to kill all the world leaders.  It is now up to Asher’s number one agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) to keep…

Zootopia has been advertised in the trailers as this cute little comedy about a universe where animals live together.  This movie is way more than that.  This is a crime film with twists and turns that is filled with rich characters and police drama and deep meanings about stereotyping, all while being an incredibly entertaining and fun children’s film. Zootopia tells the story of a small town bunny named Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin).  Judy…

The term Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a military saying that, when using NATO phonetic, spells out WTF, which means exactly what you think it does, “What the Fuck”.  This was a very appropriate title for movie, as I said those three words to myself quite a few times during this uneven, redundant war comedy. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, based on the autobiographical book “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Kim Barker, is about…

Some people like Terrance Malick.  I am not one of those people.  I liked The Thin Red Line (1998), but that’s the only film of his I can tolerate.  I think his films are pretty to look at, but are too complicated for no reason.  I went into Knight of Cups with a little bit more faith than I usually have for a Malick film, mostly because of the cast. Much to my surprise, this…