Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS review

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review

Luc Besson is an acclaimed French director that has enjoyed international success for more than three decades. He’s also one of the few that is tied down to any one genre. In my opinion, Besson’s best works were back in the 90s when directed films such as La Femme Nikita (1990), Léon: The Professional (1994) …

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See KIDNAP for free before it’s released to the public

Kidnap giveaway

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to KIDNAP on August 1st showing in Troy, MI. About the film: A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) when her son suddenly disappears. Without a cell …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE JOURNEY review

The Journey review

Sometimes reaching an agreement is a result of hard work. Other times it’s because of an unrelenting drive to reach common. And then every great once in a while, sheer luck and good fortune are to blame (or to thank) for a positive outcome. Negotiations are rarely an easy route to navigate. The biggest challenge …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES review

War for the Planet of the Apes review

Director Matt Reeves has returned for the third chapter of this arc of the apes. The latest franchise reboot kicked off with Rupert Wyatt in the director’s chair for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) which did very well in the critics’ eyes as well as in the box office. I’m sure that …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WISH UPON review

Wish Upon review

School’s out for summer…but not in theaters apparently. For the second time in as many weeks, high school is the setting for another hopeful Summer success. This time, however, we’re not dealing with a nine figure super filled with franchise fanfare. A quality horror thriller is hard to come by these days but it isn’t …

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Detroit Red Carpet Giveaway

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to the Red Carpet screening of DETROIT on July 25th showing in Detroit, MI. About the film: From the Academy Award®-winning director of The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest …

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Win THE JOURNEY Run of Engagement Passes

The Journey giveaway

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to enter to win Run of Engagement admit-two passes to THE JOURNEY, valid at the AMC Forum 30. About the film: The Journey is the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING review

Spider-Man: Homecoming review

Over the past several years Marvel has continued to rewrite the enormity of their scope. They’ve expanded to global conflicts, interplanetary incursions and even interdimensional mystical melees. Everything just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Sony Pictures, however, has decided to go in an entirely different direction with one of their most valuable commodities. Spider-Man: Homecoming …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DESPICABLE ME 3 review

Despicable Me 3 review

Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise continues to grow and somehow has also found a way to remain prosperous throughout each new endeavor. Kudos to the writers and to the studio for allowing the franchise to take on a life of its own. With a sequel and a spin-off out of the way, Despicable Me 3 searches …

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Wish Upon giveaway

I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to WISH UPON on July 11th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: In the latest thriller from the director of Annabelle, 17-year-old Clare Shannon (Joey King) is barely surviving the hell that is high school, along with her friends …