Taking on his first feature film as both director and actor Russell Crowe blasts onto the screen with The Water Diviner, a compelling and romantic movie with a good measure of action. Perfect for a date and a movie with both partners being entertained right til the credits roll. It’s Crowe in his best dramatic role […]
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“THE WATER DIVINER” (Film Review & Trailer)
April 23rd, 2015 
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“24 DAYS” (Foreign Film Review & Trailer)
April 22nd, 2015 John Delia Kidnapping for money has become common in many countries getting huge sums of cash from rich families. So in the film 24 Days the kidnappers target their quarry on the notion that all Jews are rich and have access to large amounts of money. The story is true, the events are heinous and the outcome reeks with anti-Semitism. What also rings clear are […]
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“TRUE STORY” (Film Review & Trailer)
April 17th, 2015 John Delia The acting saves the slow moving crime drama True Story from being a dragged out snoozer. Based on a factual account of a murder and the discrediting of a rising star reporter at the New York Times, the film stretches the story making True Story lukewarm at best. While the movie has a disturbing plot involving a heinous […]
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“’71” (Indie Film Review & Trailer)
March 26th, 2015 John Delia One of the most brutal wars comes to the screen and it does not involve the United States. In this film we get to see one day during the Irish Revolution between the Protestants and the Catholics. Most of us watched the news as the war dragged on for years, but up until now […]
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“RUN ALL NIGHT” (Film Review & Trailer)
March 12th, 2015 John Delia It’s father versus father in the exciting action drama Run All Night. The hard hitting crime film gets right into the story of violence and never stops dishing it out. Smart directing, very good cast and intense camera work make this film a winner. If you like Liam Neeson in movies like Taken then […]
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“CINDERELLA” (Film Review & Trailer)
March 12th, 2015 John Delia Every child, especially young girls will feel the romance and the special family values within Cinderella. The live action mixed with CGI turns the original animated movie into a spectacular screen show with a perfect cast and pin point direction by Kenneth Branagh. And there’s enough comedy and adventure to treat the boys as […]
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“FOCUS” (Film Review & Trailer)
February 27th, 2015 John Delia Moderately out of control and highly convoluted the film Focus takes its turn at the box-off. While the stars Will Smith and Margot Robbie are nice to look at their performances are weak and off the mark in this offbeat comedy crime drama that never delivers. Maybe it’s the predictability coupled with obvious misdirection that gives […]
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