The first 15-30 minutes of this new Mission: Impossible entry lacks electricity. Yes it opens with the stunt that is on every trailer; Tom Cruise as IMF agent Ethan Hunt clutching the side of a cargo plane for dear life as it lifts off at over 100 MPH. This should be an OMG moment, but […]
Toronto: Dining and Dashing Around the 2015 International Film Festival
As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary, festivalgoers, vacationers and locals flocked to premieres and screenings. They also dined in high-end restaurants, tested out leisure time activities and visited tourist sites. [Read more at HuffingtonPost.com]
Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Sun & Adventure
The hilly town of Ocho Rios sits on the north coast of Jamaica, at the base of the St. Ann Mountains. The former fishing village, now a tourist destination, is as noted for its resorts and beaches as its mountainous terrain and natural wonders. A trip here offers vacationers heaps of adventure and festivities with […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic They’re back. The chummy Marvel superheroes assemble once again to fight evil. In this case it’s Ultron, a vicious technological villain hell-bent on ridding earth of human life. There is little in this film that is new, but that doesn’t matter. The characters are still entertaining, the action scenes […]
Timbuktu
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic As Islamic fundamentalists encroach on the basic liberties of people in Africa and the Arab world, we hear about it, but it’s hard to put it into context and understand the magnitude of the situation. Leave it to veteran, Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (Bamako) to boil a complicated social […]
The Wedding Ringer
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic In a now infamously leaked email, Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper called comedian Kevin Hart a “whore” because he wanted him to use his huge social media following to promote Think Like A Man Too, and Hart wouldn’t do it without being paid more money. Kevin politely responded in […]
American Sniper
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This well-produced but flawed bio/war/drama follows the armed forces career and subsequent malaise of ex Navy Seal Chris Kyle. He was a legendary sniper who did four tours of duty in Iraq. His steely, icy demeanor gave him a steady aim, but didn’t protect him from the fragile aftermath […]
Freetown
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It’s an urgent escape. Like the Jewish people leaving Germany in the face of imminent death. Only, this journey to freedom takes place in Liberia and involves the personal story of six Christian missionaries. The film, based on true events, feels dramatic and thrilling at moments. Other times, its […]
Fast & Furious 7
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Walking into a theater to see the latest Fast & Furious episode is like saying hello to an old friend. Great and familiar cast, excellent script, superb production values and the direction is tight as a drum. Can’t say this is the best film of the franchise, because so […]
Get Hard
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Pairing Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell is like mixing gasoline and fire. You know there’s going to be an uncontrollable explosion. Though Get Hard’s paint-by-numbers script is merely serviceable, and screen writer/turned director Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) hasn’t a clue about what he’s doing, the ebony and ivory actors […]
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