WHITE HOUSE DOWN Review 4/10

WHITE HOUSE DOWN Review

Release Date: June 28th, 2013
Directors: MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

A “popcorn movie” by definition is a film that appeals to a mass audience.   In most cases they’re the

LA Film Fest 2013: CASTING BY Review 6.5

LA Film Fest 2013: CASTING BY Review

Release Date: August 5th, 2013 (HBO)
Director:
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10

Films just don’t cast themselves.  Despite what they may say directors don’t cast their movies per se.  Ultimately

I.D. Review 8.5

I.D. Review

What if something happened to someone who was working in your home. You discover they have no identification on them and they look to be in serious condition. You do the right thing and get help. Once the paperwork and reports are taken that should be the end of your involvement, right? Right? If it turns out it wasn’t what would you do? How far would you take it? Kamal K.M.’s solid mystery/drama raises these questions as one woman attempts to find out the identity of a mysterious laborer in the film I.D.

‘Stuck in Love’ Review 5/10

‘Stuck in Love’ Review

Release Date: June 14, 2013 (Limited)
Director: 
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 5/10

“Love stinks yeah yeah.”  Well that’s what the J. Geils Band tells us.  It can leave us emotionally

‘Man of Steel’ Review 6/10

‘Man of Steel’ Review

Release Date: June 14, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6/10

The purpose of a reboot is to reintroduce a character to the audience in ways not previously shown or

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Review 7.5/10

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Review

Release Date: June 7, 2013 (Limited)
Director: 
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

Over the last few years the Bard has had a resurgence on the big screen.  Directors have taken

‘Fill The Void’ Review 8/10

‘Fill The Void’ Review

Release Date: May 24, 2013 (Limited)
Director: 
MPAA Rating: PG
Film Pulse Score: 8/10

Arranged marriages.  The idea of it just seems so foreign but the practice has been around since time

BEFORE MIDNIGHT Review 9

BEFORE MIDNIGHT Review

In 1995, the soulful Before Sunrise introduced us to Jesse and Celine. Two twenty-somethings who have a chance encounter in Vienna. Knowing they don’t have much time they wander the city together and have a romantic filled evening It was embraced by a generation as one of the most romantic films ever made.

FRANCES HA Review 8

FRANCES HA Review

You walk off that stage with a college degree in hand, ready to conquer the world. You pursue your dreams working in the field you’ve wanted to for most of your life. Your life couldn’t be any better, could it? Can it? Well no one ever said life is easy and it’s a hard truth that many of us have to face; sometimes we’re too oblivious to even notice or perhaps overly optimistic.