Visually Stunning | Review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

A beautifully and visually stunning take on Miles Morales journey into becoming Spider-man. Continue reading Visually Stunning | Review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Perfect Pitch | Review of ‘Pitch Perfect 2’

By: Cynthia Ayala

'Pitch Perfect 2' starring Anna Kendrick & Rebel Wilson
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ starring Anna Kendrick & Rebel Wilson
Universal Pictures

Three years have passed since the Barden Bellas proved that they were just as good as the boys when they became the first all-female group to win a national title. But after a disastrous performance at the Lincoln Center leads to scandal, the school strips them of their performing duties. All seems lost until they are given one last chance: win the cappella world championships in Denmark and they will be reinstated. Can the girls get their act together or will they lose everything?

This film is, in one word, perfect. Pitch Perfect 2 delivers great laughs with a down to earth tone and amazing musical mash-ups. This was just an amazing film that recaptured the humor from the first film and brought it another level. These girls are seniors now, with their futures very close on the horizon and their fears are getting to them. After their debacle of a performance, their fears are rising. Being a cappella girl is what these girls have mastered in, so with their chance to continue performing in their last year, they are losing a pivotal part to enjoy their senior year.
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An Action Packed Family Film | Cyn’s Movie Review of 3 Days to Kill

By: Cynthia A. Directed by: McG Screenplay by: Adi Hasak & Luc Besson Story by: Luc Besson Starring: Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, Eriq Ebouaney Genre: Action, Thriller In this heart pounding action-thriller, Kevin Costner is a dangerous international spy, who is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife … Continue reading An Action Packed Family Film | Cyn’s Movie Review of 3 Days to Kill

Ender’s Game | Movie Review

By: Cynthia A. Directed by: Gavin Hood Screenplay by: Gavin Hood  Based on Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Starring: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld & Abigail Breslin In the year 2086 an alien species called the Formics attacks Earth.  Mazar Rackham commander of ta small reserve patrol force, halts their advance, sacrificing himself and stopping the attack.  Years later, … Continue reading Ender’s Game | Movie Review

Romeo & Juliet (2013 Film) | Movie Review

Directed By: Carlo Carlei Screenplay By: Julian Fellowes Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Starring: Douglas Booth, Hailee Steinfeld, Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick & Paul Giamatti The most dangerous love story ever told, the forbidden love of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.  Children born of rival houses is Verona whose love at first sight blinded them of the rage of their … Continue reading Romeo & Juliet (2013 Film) | Movie Review

Hailee Steinfeld Joins Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman

By: Eric Eisenberg Actress Hailee Steinfeld got her big breakthrough role in a western, earning an Academy Award nomination starring alongside Jeff Bridges in the Coen brothers‘ True Grit, and now she’s set to make her return to the genre with a role in Tommy Lee Jones‘ new directorial effort The Homesman. Based on an original screenplay co-written by Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver, … Continue reading Hailee Steinfeld Joins Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman