Movie Review: Captain Phillips

I get so tired of action movies sometimes. After so many instances endless car chases, gunfights, explosions, and cut-and-paste CGI effects, I tend to long for some good old-fashioned suspense.  I’ve always enjoyed scenes where you’re terrified of what will happen next, where any second could instantly change the course of the entire story with […]

Review: Cloud Atlas

Sometimes trailers can cause an emotional connection. Upon seeing the first trailer release for “Cloud Atlas” this summer, I knew I had to see this film. The trouble with great trailers is that in some cases they create expectations that a movie cannot hope to reach. This was a fear I had before going to […]