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Hidden Figures – A Movie Review

June 2, 2017June 1, 2017 B. John 280 Views 0 Comments space program, segregation, Theodore Melfi, Drama, NASA, History, Biography, 1960s

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as “human computers”, we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history’s greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return.

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Straight Outta Compton – A Movie Review

May 23, 2017May 21, 2017 B. John 265 Views 0 Comments F. Gary Gray, Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, Drama, History, Biography

The movie delivers an edgy, powerful film, and should stand the test of time as an accurate portrayal of seminal moment in music history. Starting in 1987, a group of 5 individuals start what came to be, the group N.W.A and with their powerful lyrics, strong wills, and big dreams, they got the ball rolling for the hip hop and rap music industry that we see today.

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Moonlight-A Movie Review

May 19, 2017May 21, 2017 B. John 269 Views 0 Comments Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert, Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Drama

Three time periods – young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult – in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn’t understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful.

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War Dogs – A Movie Review

May 17, 2017May 21, 2017 B. John 345 Views 0 Comments Miles Teller, Comedy, Arms Merchant, Drama, Gun Running, Jonah Hill, Steve Lantz, Todd Phillips, Gregg Weiner, Bradley Cooper, David Packouz, Guy Lawson

Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military – a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Based on true events.

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Arrival — A Movie Review

December 7, 2016June 14, 2017 B. John 370 Views 0 Comments Michael Stuhlbarg, Mystery, Drama, Forest Whitaker, Sci-Fi, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Dennis Villeneuve

When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team – led by expert linguist Louise Banks – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

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The Tuskegee Airmen – A Movie Review

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 B. John 597 Views 1 Comment Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance, Robert Markowitz, Paris Qualles, Trey Ellis, Ron Hutchinson, Robert Williams, Drama, T.S. Cook, War, Laurence Fishburne, History, Allen Payne

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African-American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the “Tuskegee Airman” for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassment, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.

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Bridge of Spies – A Movie Review

October 17, 2016October 17, 2016 B. John 361 Views 0 Comments Matt Charman, Thriller, Alan Alda, Drama, Mark Rylance, History, Domenick Lombardozzi, Steven Spielberg, Victor Verhaeghe, Tom Hanks, Mark Fichera, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens–A Movie Review

June 4, 2016June 4, 2016 B. John 229 Views 0 Comments Carrie Fischer, Peter Mayhew, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels

A scavenger (Daisy Ridley) and a renegade stormtrooper (John Boyega) enlist the help of legendary smugglers/freedom fighters Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca to transport a droid carrying information regarding the whereabouts of long lost Jedi Master Luke Skywalker to General Leia Organa of the Resistance before it falls into the hands of Kylo Ren and the First Order.

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The Martian – A Movie Review

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 B. John 252 Views 0 Comments Sci_Fi, Jessica Chastain, Adventure, Jeff Daniels, Drama, Sean Bean, Ridley Scott, Sebastian Stan, Matt Damon, Aksel Hennie, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Pena, Vincent Kapoor, Kristen Wiig, Benedict Wong, Drew Goddard

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

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Lady in The Van – A Movie Review

February 20, 2016 B. John 256 Views 0 Comments George Fenton, Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, Comedy, Drama, Biography, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Clare Hammond

An eccentric (and decidedly grubby) aged lady parks her decrepit old van (which appears to contain her entire world goods) outside writer Alan Bennett’s house in Camden. When the Council threatens to have it towed away, Bennett’s diffidence leads to it being parked in his drive, to the consternation of his neighbors, where it – and she – stay for 15 years. As time passes, an odd relationship develops between them, and he begins to discover elements of her past.

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Beasts of No Nation-A Movie Review

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 B. John 263 Views 0 Comments Andrew Adote, Drama, Child Soldier, War, South Africa, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Uzodinma Iweala, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor

Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unnamed West African country. While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country. We heard about this movie being on Netflix after hearing an interview with Cary Fukunaga on NPR’s Fresh Air. We started a little late last evening, and I didn’t expect to finish watching it before going to bed, but I couldn’t stop watching. While based on a novel, it was, from all I’ve read, a realistic portrayal of the life of child soldiers, and it is a sad life. This is an outstanding movie, but it is very difficult to watch.