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Pariah

Pariah

“Pariah” might appear to be a harsh title meaning outcast, but it is a coming-out story of a 17-year-old African-American virgin lesbian who resides in Brooklyn. Alike (pronounced ah-LEE-kay, Adepero Oduye, 2007′s “Pariah”) is talented high [...]

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Ten years after the senseless terrorist act of September 11, 2001, America is still recovering from their wounds and our scars may never heal. In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, young Oskar (a superb Thomas Horn) [...]

The Descendents

The Descendents

With the holiday season in full peak, Hollywood is trying to get a piece of the pie for their desert. One strong contender is Martin Sheen’s The Way, and now George Clooney’s latest film, and perhaps [...]

The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

“The Art of Getting By”, written and directed by Gavin Wiesen stars Freddie Highmore (“August Rush”), Emma Roberts (It’s Kind of a Funny Story” and “Scream 4″) Sasha Spielberg (Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s daughter and [...]

Fast Five

Fast Five

The decade old series about fast cars, beautiful women and gorgeous scenery directed by Justin Lin (“Fast and Furious: Toyko Drift”), returns for the fifth installment in the high octane thrill ride that reunites the all [...]

Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer is a must see film that is uplifting, entertaining and based on true events that occurred in the Hawaiian waters as Bethany Hamilton was surfing with her close friends. We know what is going [...]

The Mechanic

The Mechanic

Well, here we go again. Another remake because that seems to be Hollywood’s favorite thing to do lately. “The Mechanic” has been over ten years in the works and almost 40 years later, writers Richard Wenk [...]

The Dilemma

The Dilemma

“The Dilemma” staring Vince Vaughn (“Couples Retreat” and Kevin James (“Grown Ups”) is director Ron Howard’s latest comedy/drama effort and a January release when that month doesn’t have much to offer. Well, then let me dissect [...]

Black Swan

“Black Swan” staring Natilie Portman (Star Wars Episodes 1, 2 & 3), Barbra Hershey (Box Car Bertha) and Mila Kunis (“The Book of Eli” and the voice of Meg Griffin on the “Family Guy”) is a [...]

The Tourist

Here we go again. Another remake is out and about. This time around it’s “The Tourist”, a remake of 2005 “Anthony Zimmer” (The Lives of Others) which too took place in Paris just like the updated [...]

Burlesque

Throughout the past memorable years, we have had many musicals presented to us. Some in high fashion and some in lesser fashion but I won’t dwell on the past, I’ll just mention a few of them [...]

127 Hours

127 hours is based on true events that Aron Ralston, played by James Franco, gruesomely recounts in a hiking expedition in the canyons of beautiful Utah back on April of 2003. There aren’t any special effects [...]

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

AMC has been gaining viewers with shows such as “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad”. Now they are going after more viewers with “The Walking Dead”. This is a zombie series based on graphic novels by Robert [...]