Earlier this week a video uploaded to the Internet showed the the execution of American Journalist Steven Sotloff at the hands of an member of the Middle-Eastern militant group ISIS. The execution came in the form of a beheading, and delivered as a second message to the United States to halt airstrikes in Iraq. In a bad […]
Archive for the ‘RANTS & REVIEWS’ Category
This Weeks’ Unfortunate Timing of Art Imitating Life
September 4th, 2014 
Julia Miranda 
“Thunder and the House of Magic” An Enchanting Tale (Film Review)
September 3rd, 2014 John Delia One of the better children’s animated films coming out this year Thunder and the House of Magic opens this weekend in theaters. Family friendly the movie targets 5 through 10-year-olds, especially those who love animals. The film has able direction by Ben Stassen and Jeremie Degruson and features the big eyed animation of movies […]
SEQUEL-TITLE-ITIS part 1: The epidemic of giving bad titles to good (and not-so-good) sequels.
August 28th, 2014 Steven D'Arcangelo UrbanDictionary.com defines Sequelitis as, “A medical condition propagated by a combination of commercial success and creative ineptitude.” This epidemic has plagued Hollywood for nearly a century, starting with The Fall of a Nation (1916), the forgotten follow-up to D.W. Griffith’s popular The Birth of a Nation (1915). This inspired sequels in every genre, from historical […]
“IF I STAY” a Matter of Choice (Film Review)
August 21st, 2014 John Delia Directly targeted at teens and softhearted female romantics, for them the film If I Stay hits the sweet spot. The screenplay taken from a young adult novel by Gayle Forman gets a sugar coating, works some magic and provides a vision most likely to be enamored by teen girls that are significantly worldly and have […]
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“What If” Romance with a Twist (Film Review)
August 15th, 2014 John Delia Light and fun, the movie What If opens in theaters as a whimsical tale of romance with comedy. The theme has been used many times over the years, but this fresh new look at Daniel Radcliffe with Zoe Kazan is a reason to see the plot once more. Its Harry Potter meets Ruby Sparks and the chemistry […]
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“Magic in the Moonlight” Woody Returns to Romance (Film Review)
August 15th, 2014 John Delia Returning to his romance formula, Woody Allen puts a little enchantment in his newest film, Magic in the Moonlight. The film has a bewitching cast and the story to match. Using some interesting twists, that just when you think that Allen has missed the mark and his film’s predictable, the door opens on another chapter. Maybe […]
“The Last Sentence” an Act of Selfless Bravery (Foreign Film Review)
August 15th, 2014 John Delia The pen is mightier than the sword as proven in WWII when journalist Torgny Segerstedt stood up against the Nazis. The Swedish film, The Last Sentence, tells the true story of a man who defied Hitler and convinced Sweden’s prime minister to not cave in to the evil Nazi Empire that was taking over Scandinavia. Even […]
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