“I do what I do, because of my Dad.” Ad Astra tells the story of Roy McBride, an astronaut, who after an explosion kills his whole crew, is questioned by government officials. To Ray’s surprise, the questioning is about a mission 30 years prior, called the Lima Project, where the authorities believe that Ray’s father, … Continue reading REVIEW: AD ASTRA (2019)
LITTLE REVIEW: FIGHT CLUB (1999)
“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.” Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club tells the story of a man (the narrator of the story) who suffers from different ailments, and finds comfort in various support groups. But after our narrator meets another man named, Tyler Durden, the … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: FIGHT CLUB (1999)
REVIEW: THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007)
“You want to investigate my courage? Do you? Find out! Find out!” Based on the 1983 book by Ron Hansen, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford tells the story of Jesse James in the later years of his life, and the lead up to his demise by none other than the … Continue reading REVIEW: THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007)
LITTLE REVIEW: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)
“You probably heard we ain't in the prisoner-takin' business; we in the killin' Nazi business. And cousin, business is a-boomin'.” Inglourious Basterds tells the story of a group of renegade militia-type characters called the “Inglourious Basterds” as they, as well as other allies, try to take down the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler. In true … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)
BEST PICTURE NOMINEE FILM CLIP: THE BIG SHORT
To be honest, The Big Short surprised me. I thought it was going to be just another film, talking about money and finance. But in reality, it’s a movie far beyond that. A film which is a little hard to watch, mostly because it really happened to the housing market in The United States, takes … Continue reading BEST PICTURE NOMINEE FILM CLIP: THE BIG SHORT
REVIEW: THE BIG SHORT
The Big Short is a fantastic film based on the nonfiction bestseller by Michael Lewis. What seems like a story out of a work of fiction, this film takes the audience back during the time of the 2008 financial crisis. I didn’t know much about this film going in. In fact, the first time I … Continue reading REVIEW: THE BIG SHORT
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