Gripping, absorbing and thought provoking 12 Years a Slave spools out a story based on a book by enslaved Solomon Northup who tells all with a fine performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The film delivers an indelible view of slavery much like the narratives “Roots” and Amistad. It’s very unsettling and sometimes brutal, underling a […]
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12 Years a Slave, a Gripping Story of Inhumanity (Film Review)
November 10th, 2013 
John Delia 
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Tags: Drama, Rated R, Slavery 
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THE COUNSELOR, a Reckless Web of Deceit (Film Review)
October 24th, 2013 John Delia No surprises here, Ridley Scott continues his inscrutable melodramas with The Counselor; a weak film that’s well-acted by a stellar cast, but with a theme that’s worn-out. While the cinematography gives his film a nice flare, the story and script by Cormac McCarthy (who gave us No Country for Old Men and The Road) could surely […]
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Arnold Teams with Sly in ESCAPE PLAN (Film Review)
October 16th, 2013 John Delia Well the ex-Governor and ex-boxer finally get full feature screen time together in their new film Escape Plan and they haven’t broken the formula yet. Playing familiar roles, delivering pedestrian lines and punching their way through this prison story that could easily have been made for cable, the two icons create a lot of […]
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Chucky’s a Chiller (Video Review)
October 7th, 2013 John Delia Putting another stunner on the home screen, Curse of Chucky gets released on Blu-ray/DVD + Digital combo pack just in time for the horror season. Packed with the kind of biting power needed to provide chills and thrills, the sixth of the Child’s Play films changes it up a bit giving viewers a blast […]
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Runner Runner, A Chancy Roll of the Dice (Film Review)
October 3rd, 2013 John Delia There are a lot of things you may not know about online gambling, but if you’re interested Runner Runner tells all. The movie features two of Hollywood’s prominent stars Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck who face off against each other in a world that pays off big if you are on the right side […]
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Don Jon, A Wacky Romantic Comedy (Film Review)
September 27th, 2013 John Delia Multitasking with the movie Don Jon actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs, writes and stars in this wacky film. It’s a narrative that takes on a serious subject turning it into an outrageous comedy. The off the wall story of opposites attract in a world of social change that’s devoid of inhibitions and morality offers a […]
Metallica Through the Never, a Musical Experience (Film Review)
September 27th, 2013 John Delia One of the most amazing films on music Metallica Through the Never comes to the IMAX screen and it’s a musical experience to remember. Not just for metalheads, this show bangs out messages while Metallica plays the groups most memorable titles. I’m not a heavy metal follower, but in IMAX and 3D the experience […]
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