Tag: Biography

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FORD v FERRARI review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Fox): Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in Ford v Ferarri, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HARRIET review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Harriet …

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Time for a Reel THE CURRENT WAR review

About the film (courtesy of 101 Studios): Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ROCKETMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): An epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story – set to Elton John’s most beloved songs and performed by star …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel RED JOAN review

Red Joan is the story of a British woman by the name of Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) who, in her latter years of life, is accused of being a spy for Russia. Did she or did she not share nuclear secrets with the superpower to the West? In order to understand the entire big picture, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY review

Think what you want, but there’s a reason that professional wrestling, particularly the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.), is an annual juggernaut in terms of popularity and its subsequent cash flow. Their continual expansion to different areas have the entity the financial flexibility to diversify and dominate in several key areas. WWE Studios made its …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel VICE review

While doing some mindless channel surfing this extended holiday weekend, I stumbled upon Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and The Other Guys (2010). My first thought went to how funny and entertaining Will Farrell was in each of these movies. Then I started to think about how funny of an actor he …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WELCOME TO MARWEN review

Hate crime is an ugly phrase. It’s an even uglier action. Welcome to Marwen is the theatrical version of disturbing and heartbreaking story of Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell). Mark suffers from PTSD due to a violent attack outside of a bar one night. A group of men didn’t like what Mark had to say and …

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Time for a Reel THE FAVOURITE review

In a time long before television programs such as Geraldo or The Jerry Springer Show and centuries before National Enquirer or TMZ, there existed a platform that was as scandalous as they come. If you were royalty, there was a 50/50 chance that skeletons and dark secrets were a daily occurrence. Rather than facing public …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS review

The battle for the crown has always been a bloodthirsty ordeal. No matter the era or countries involved, people die in droves as the wheels of dominance of one race, creed or religion wants to rise to the top. Sometimes those with the crown are only pawns in a more dastardly scheme where those in …