Horrible Bosses 2 review
The rule of diminishing returns most definitely took a hold of Horrible Bosses 2, but this lukewarm retread of the first did manage to generate just enough sparks to hold my attention. Sean Anders and John Morris’ script reintroduces the first film’s three protagonists – Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudekis) and Dale (Charlie Day) – as … Read more
Get on Up review
Filmmakers who attempt to sum up a life in less than three hours have a hard road to walk, and efforts in making biopics seem so often to result in dull failures rather than vibrant successes. With Get on Up, however, director Tate Taylor and screenwriters by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, have wandered somewhat from the usual path, and found their way to … Read more
The Drop review
For his English language debut, Bullhead director Michaël R. Roskam chose a screenplay by Dennis Lehane, based on Lehane’s own short story Animal Rescue. The Drop explores four central characters, all of whom are a wounded animal in one respect or another – and there’s an additional, literal wounded animal in the form of an abandoned puppy. This … Read more
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 review
In the opening moments of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is alone and afraid, huddled in a corner of the District 13 underground complex. She has been rescued from the games at the end of Catching Fire, but not from their repercussions, and so we see that she’s clearly suffering. Katniss … Read more