Cotillard & Fassbender in a Properly Haunting Macbeth

On 01/29/201611/23/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Drama, Film, Macbeth, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Paddy Considine, War, William ShakespeareLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqHhKuCQmoY Macbeth. 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Screenplay by Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie & Todd Louiso; based on the original play by William Shakespeare. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine, Lochlann Harris, Lynn Kennedy, Seylan Baxter, Brian Nickels, Hilton McRae, James Harkness, Ross Anderson, David Thewlis, Sean Harris and Elizabeth Debicki. See-Saw Films/DMC Film/ACE/Film …

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Villeneuve Crosses the Border of Criminality with Sicario

On 01/28/201604/18/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Action, Benicio Del Toro, Crime, Denis Villeneuve, Drama, Emily Blunt, Film, Josh Brolin, Taylor SheridanLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR0SDT2GeFg Sicario. 2015. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Max Trujillo, Julio Cedillo, Hank Rogerson, Bernardo P. Saracino, and Kevin Wiggins. Black Label Media/Lions Gate Films/Thunder Road Pictures. Rated 14A. 121 minutes. Action/Crime/Drama ★★★★★ The opening …

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Martyrs 2.0 – The Little Remake That Shouldn’t

On 01/27/201610/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Drama, Film, Horror, Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz, Pascal Laugier, Remake, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whLR-LWitPc Martyrs. 2016. Directed by Kevin & Michael Goetz. Screenplay by Mark L. Smith; based on the original characters from Pascal Laugier's film. Starring Troian Bellisario, Caitlin Carmichael, Kate Burton, Bailey Noble, Toby Huss, Diana Hopper, Lexi DiBenedetto, Taylor John Smith, Peter Michael Goetz, and DaJuan Johnson. Blumhouse Productions/The Safran Company/Temple Hill Entertainment. Unrated. 81 …

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The Knick – Season 1, Episode 7: “Get the Rope”

On 01/23/201609/10/2018 By C.H. NewellIn André Holland, Cinemax, Clive Owen, Michael Angarano, Season 1, Steven Soderbergh, The KnickLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBxZMt84-rE Cinemax's The Knick Season 1, Episode 7: "Get the Rope" Directed by Steven Soderbergh Written by Jack Amiel & Michael Begler * For a review of the previous episode, "Start Calling Me Dad" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Working Late a Lot" - click here The Knick's seventh …

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The Knick – Season 1, Episode 6: “Start Calling Me Dad”

On 01/23/201609/10/2018 By C.H. NewellIn André Holland, Cinemax, Clive Owen, Michael Angarano, Season 1, Steven Soderbergh, The KnickLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4gHw_o47ec Cinemax's The Knick Season 1, Episode 6: "Start Calling Me Dad" Directed by Steven Soderbergh Written by Jack Amiel & Michael Begler * For a review of the previous episode, "They Capture the Heat" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Get the Rope" - click here This episode begins, …

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Black Mass: Welcome Back, Mr. Depp!

On 01/23/201604/18/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Benedict Cumberbatch, Biography, Crime, Drama, Film, Jesse Plemons, Joel Edgerton, Johnny Depp, Scott CooperLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3e3hGF2jc Black Mass. 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Screenplay by Jez Butterworth & Mark Mallouk; based on the novel by Dick Lehr & Gerard O'Neill. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, David Harbour, and Adam Scott. Cross Creek Pictures/Grisbi Productions/Infinitum Nihil/Free State Pictures. Rated …

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