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Monthly Archives: December 2015

The fifth (and best if you read our theatrical Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation review) Mission Impossible 5 has stormed its way onto home video. The DVD, Blu-Ray and On Demand release not only includes the blockbuster hit that made $650-plus million, but also a bevy of bonus features that takes […]

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation DVD Review: Cruise Control

December 11, 2015 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation by joeldamos

The studio that brought us the astounding ParaNorman and other stop motion animated gems is back. LAIKA and Focus Features has unveiled the teaser trailer for Kubo and the Two Strings. The all-star cast is led by Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew McConaughey and Rooney Mara and tells the story […]

Kubo and the Two Strings Teaser: Latest from LAIKA

December 11, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Kubo and the Two Strings / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Ron Howard is an interesting filmmaker. He doesn’t make a bad movie. It is not like all of his films are Oscar winners, like A Beautiful Mind. But, Howard keenly knows how to craft a yarn that will entertain audiences and take them away for a few hours every time […]

In the Heart of the Sea: Ron Howard Chases The ...

December 11, 2015 in Movie Reviews tagged Chris Hemsworth / In the Heart of the Sea / Movie Reviews / Ron Howard by joeldamos

The financial crisis that came deathly close to sending the United States and world economy into a depression, has been the subject of many a storyteller in recent memory. Yet, none has ever quite been able to make accessible to the masses the tale in a way that informs, entertains, enlightens and […]

The Big Short Review: Financial Crisis Captured Brilliantly

December 11, 2015 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Big Short by joeldamos

The first trailer for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse has landed and to say it’s epic, well, that might just be too tame of a description. The X-Men (led by James McAvoy’s Professor X and Michael Fassbender’s Magneto) are in for the fight of their lives. Their foe this time out […]

X-Men Apocalypse Trailer: I’ve Never Felt Power Like This Before

December 11, 2015 in Uncategorized by joeldamos

In short, the answer to the question in this article’s headline is no. Yet, perception is sometimes quite the unknown entity in Hollywood. See, even more than a nomination can help someone’s chances at winning an Academy Award, not getting a Golden Globe can actually hurt someone’s chances of hearing […]

Oscar Watch: Do Golden Globe Nominations Alter Race?

December 10, 2015 in Nominations / Oscar Watch tagged Creed / Johnny Depp / Mad Max: Fury Road / Nominations / Oscar Watch / The Martian by joeldamos

People still hail Borat as Sacha Baron Cohen’s finest week. The Movie Mensch, a huge fan of the actor, believes his best and most hilarious work is still ahead of him. Could it be his latest that is his career triumph? Time will tell, but the first trailer for Sony […]

The Brothers Grimsby Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Is Back!

December 10, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Mark Strong / Movie Trailers / Sacha Baron Cohen / The Brothers Grimsby by joeldamos

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 novel, Tarzan of the Apes, is coming to the big screen once again and this time out, the lord of the simians has quite the pedigree behind it. David Yates (the helmer of the last four Harry Potter movies) is behind the camera, Alexander Skarsgard is […]

The Legend of Tarzan Trailer: Rumble in the Jungle

December 10, 2015 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Legend of Tarzen by joeldamos

Hot on the heels of the SAG Nominations, The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning and leading the way was Carol with five nominations. Close behind with four nominations each was Steve Jobs, The Big Short and The Revenant. Although the Golden Globes have been known to have little […]

Golden Globe Nominations: Carol, The Big Short & Steve Jobs ...

December 10, 2015 in Nominations tagged Carol / Golden Globes / Steve Jobs / The Hateful Eight / The Martian by joeldamos