Steven Knight has an impressive list of works credited to his name. On the television side of things, he was one of the creators of the very popular game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Another show that he created, Peaky Blinders, has been a hit on both sides of the pond. As far …
Tag: Rated R
Time for a Reel THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK review
What happens when there’s been a terrible crime committed and somehow you or one of your associates are the prime suspects? It begs the question, just how well do you know the person next to you? For a small group of militia men, these questions and others will be posed as they try to get …
Time for a Reel THE 6TH FRIEND review
The 6th Friend was made on a very modest budget, with actors that wouldn’t be considered “A-listers”. Horror seems to be the one genre that gives these types of films the most chance for success. The built-in beauty with the genre is that the less you show, the more intriguing, and possibly frightful it can …
Time for a Reel BEN IS BACK review
Peter Hedges has been slowly building is portfolio of works while trying to bring focus to the everyday struggles of the average American family. Guiding Steve Carell in Dan in Real Life (2007), Hedges brought a lighthearted, yet touching story about a widowed father trying to raise three girls. In The Odd Life of Timothy …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Time for a Reel VOX LUX review
Brady Corbet, for the second time is his very young career, is set to release an award-worthy film that he has both written and directed. The early buzz for his latest release, Vox Lux, has grown to a feverish pitch after receiving several nominations at various foreign film festivals. With a pair of bigger names …
Time for a Reel THE FRONT RUNNER review
The words politics and scandals go together like peanut butter and jelly. And like PB & J, if you’re not careful, things can get messy in an instant. U.S. Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) seemingly had it all. He was a man on the rise, and after failing to get a presidential nomination for the …
Time for a Reel THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS review
Joel and Ethan Coen, also commonly referred to as the Coen Brothers, are best known for the dark and twisted humor that they infuse into their movies without a care in the world. Offbeat is definitely a fitting adjective as their style is an acquired taste for many. Films such as Fargo (1996), The Big …