The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016). D: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. DP: Phedon Papamichael. W: Evan Spiliotopoulos and Craig Mazin. Starring: Charlize Theron/Chris Hemsworth/Emily Blunt/Jessica Chastain/Nick Frost/Rob Brydon/Sheridan Smith/Alexandra Roach/Sam Claflin/Sope Disiru. Spring may be a time of renewal, a chance for the resurrection of the beauty of spring. Yet it can also be a time to clean…
Something Wicked This Way Comes…
Crimson Peak (2015). D: Guillermo del Toro. DP: Dan Lausten. W: Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins. Starring: Mia Waskikowska/Jessica Chastain/Tom Hiddleston/Charle Hunnam/Jim Beaver/Burn Gorman. Halloween is nearly here and timed to the holiday comes spook master Guillermo del Toro’s newest film Crimson Peak. His first directorial effort since 2013’s Pacific Rim, the Mexican director…
Man on a Planet
The Martian (2015). D: Ridley Scott. DP: Dariusz Wolski. W: Drew Goddard (Based on Andy Weir’s novel of the same name). Starring: Matt Damon/Jessica Chastain/Chiwetel Ejiofer/Jeff Daniels/Kristen Wiig/Kate Mara/Sebastian Stan/Michael Peña/Aksel Henne/Mackenzie Davis/Donald Glover/Sean Bean. Ridley Scott’s newest venture has sky rocketed in the box office over the weekend. The Martian will probably put Scott back…
The Master Has a New Project
Check out the new trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s new film. Crimson Peak
All Bark and No Bite
A Most Violent Year (2015). D/W: J.C. Chandor. DP: Bradford Young. Starring: Oscar Isaac/Jessica Chastain/David Oyelowo/Albert Brooks/Alessandro Nivola/Elyse Gabel/Peter Gerety. The past few years have catapulted a few actors to become big names. Thankfully a few of those are consistently still picking good work for their resumes, even if it sometimes goes ignored by the…
A Little Bit of Good Old Fashioned Badass
Lawless (2012). D: John Hillcoat. W: Nick Cave. DP: Benoît Delhomme. Starring: Shia LeBeouf/Tom Hardy/Jason Clarke/Guy Pearce/Jessica Chastain/Mia Wasikowska/Dane DeHaan/Gary Oldman/Bill Camp. (Based on Matt Bondurant’s novel, The Wettest County in the World.) As fall descends on most parts of the country, us Angelinos still writhe in heat and repeat our monologues on the wonders…