Wednesday, August 29, 2018

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: A Magical, Yet Grounded Character-Driven Drama and A Darn Good Pooh Movie








Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Produced by: Brigham Taylor, Kristin Burr
Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder
Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo           
Runtime: 104 minutes                                           






SYNOPSIS: 


Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor), now a middle-aged man, has lost all sense of imagination. He’s so caught up with work that he rarely spends any time with his family (Hayley Atwell & Bronte Carmichael). Until one fateful day, he encounters one of his childhood friends, a talking teddy bear called Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings), who then takes him on a magical journey towards rediscovering the inner child in him. 

Friday, August 24, 2018

MILE 22: Chaotically Directed and Edited, Peter Berg Owes the Excellent Iko Uwais an Apology







Genre: Action
Produced by: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Peter Berg
Directed by: Peter Berg
Written by: Lea Carpenter, Graham Roland
Production Company: STX Films, Huayi Brothers
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey, Iko Uwais
Runtime: 94 minutes







SYNOPSIS: 


An elite, covert American task force led by James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) is tasked to escort Li Noor (Iko Uwais), a government asset with valuable intelligence, from the embassy to the airport. As the title suggests, the 22 mile long trip brings the team face-to-face with terrorists from foreign intelligence, who all wants to get their hands on the asset. 

BLOODSHOT: A Shockingly Terrible Start to the Valiant Cinematic Universe

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi   Produced by: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Dinesh Shamdasani, Vin Diesel        Dire...