In the summer of 2010, Universal Studios first big animated feature Despicable Me became a surprise hit, raking in $543,113,985 at the box office. Naturally, when the studio announced that Despicable Me screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio were once…
Created by Nick Park, the popular Man and Dog team, Wallace & Gromit have starred in four Oscar-nominated short subjects (two of which went on to win) and an Oscar-winning animated feature. While an ill-fated partnership (technically, more of a…
First introduced to the Muppets on Sesame Street, I’ve been a big fan ever since. However, since creator Jim Henson’s death in 1990, the franchise has seemed a bit lost. The last theatrical release in the franchise dated back to…
Directed by D.A. Pennebaker and his wife Chris Hegedus, War Room provides the most intimate look at a presidential campaign to date. Chronicling the 1992 Clinton campaign, viewers are taken behind-the-scenes from the New Hampshire primary to election night, as…
Based on the eponymous book by Valery Osipov, Letter Never Sent centers on three geologists and their guide, sent into the Siberian tundra to find diamonds that would be a huge help in growing the Soviet economy. All involved are…
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza’s Mandrill is an entertaining crime film about a network of agents all on the move to for revenge. Antonio Espinoza (Marko Zaror) is a well-paid bounty hunter embarking on a very important mission; to kill the man…
I Melt With You from director Mark Pellington (Henry Poole is Here) centers around four men having to face disappointments they’ve always feared. Richard (Thomas Jane), Ron (Jeremy Piven), Jonathan (Rob Lowe), and Tim (Christian McCay) are college friends that…
The Three Musketeers based on the 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel, has long been a Hollywood favorite. There are over twenty adaptations of the story, including The Three Musketeers starring Douglas Fairbanks, Disney’s The Three Musketeers and The Musketeer, which added…
While it has comedic moments, when Charlize Theron stumbles through Jason Reitman’s Young Adult, she’s not playing it for laughs. Diablo Cody’s screenplay about Mavis Gary (Theron) a 37-year-old woman who hasn’t really moved beyond the social clicks and immaturity…
Directed by the late Kinki Fukasaku and based on the novel of the same name by Koushun Takami, 2000’s Battle Royale proved to be extremely controversial for critics and filmgoers alike. Even so, many couldn’t deny its ability to make…