Finally making its way into many theaters after a soft opening in December, Labor Day adds some drama to the weekend. The film features some good acting, able direction and a story that intrigues, but gets hung up in reality issues. If you accept the story as played out you will enjoy it, otherwise […]
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“Labor Day” An Sudden Affair (Film Review)
January 30th, 2014 
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Tags: Drama, PG-13, Romance 
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“Gimme Shelter” Innocence Lost (Film Review)
January 24th, 2014 John Delia A very good film that delves into the soul of innocence lost is touching and heartrending. It’s called Gimme Shelter and tells a true story about a teen thrown on a dark path that comes to a hurtful crossroad in her life. The drama has all the trappings of being a future candidate for […]
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“Shadow Recruit” A Compelling Spy Thriller (Film Review)
January 16th, 2014 John Delia Filled with intrigue and mystery one of novelist Tom Clancy’s more ambitious books “The Teeth of the Tiger” comes to the screen as Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. The film turns the clock back on the main character to his college days where he gets pressed into service by the CIA. It’s a fairly complicated […]
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“Lone Survivor” An Emotional True Story (Film Review)
January 10th, 2014 John Delia A startling true story reaches theaters this weekend and it’s very realistic. Lone Survivor takes the viewer on an ‘edge of your seat’ trip into Afghanistan with a Navy Seals squad. It’s not a documentary, but a gut wrenching drama that shows the brutal fighting that goes on in a country in turmoil. Extremely […]
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Wolf of Wall Street, Rings the Bell (Film Review)
December 23rd, 2013 John Delia One of the toughest things to do in film making is to take a true story or biography and make it into a comedy. Called The Wolf of Wall Street, it’s a factual tale that takes you into the underbelly of a corrupt stock broker who swindles huge amounts of money from many investors […]
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“American Hustle” a Wacky Con Game (Film Review)
December 19th, 2013 John Delia Wacky and wild the comedy/drama American Hustle puts on a great show from the glitz and glamor of the nightlife to the plunging necklines of the women who make it a madcap piece of work. The film takes you on a journey, no an adventure, in the realm of the con artist and provides […]
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Delivery Man, Brings the Comedy (Film Review)
November 21st, 2013 John Delia What starts out a typical Vince Vaughn comedy becomes a heartfelt dramedy in the film Delivery Man. The movie takes audiences into the world of a sperm donor and how one person can complicate the lives of the 533 children of the recipients. The story is a fantasy, but it’s also a cool “what if” […]
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