The ‘Seventh Son’ is Unoriginal & Overly Embellished | Review of ‘Seventh Son’

By: Cynthia Ayala

Seventh Son:
Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Seventh Son stars Ben Barnes and Jeff Bridges in this science fiction/fantasy journey about the seventh son of the seventh son becoming the next “spook” apprentice. Ben Barnes and Jeff Bridges play side by side as master and apprentice, keepers of the dark, and the darkest of the darkest being witches.

Julianne Moore plays the lead villainess, the Queen Witch and scorned lover of Jeff Bridges. Taking a central focus on her, the movie builds an army of exotic villains spanning through various cultures.
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R.I.P.D. | Movie Review

Directed By: Robert Schwentke Screenplay By: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi Story By: David Dobkin, Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi Based on Rest in Peace Department by Peter M. Lenkov Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker & Stephanie Szoztak Fun movie to watch but it’s not stellar. Being partially biased to this movie considering I am from Boston myself, I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading R.I.P.D. | 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

Ridley Scott Bringing Us A Team Of Psychics With Mind MGMT At Fox

By: Sean O’Connell Ridley Scott is one of the few filmmakers who stays just as busy as a producer as he does in the director’s chair. As he puts the finishing touches on The Counselor with Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Javier Bardem, the Prometheus director is putting his name behind an adaptation of Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says … Continue reading Ridley Scott Bringing Us A Team Of Psychics With Mind MGMT At Fox

True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld Could Star In Why We Broke Up

By: Eric Eisenberg Since Hailee Steinfeld made her breakout turn in the Coen brothers’ 2010 hit True Grit, we have patiently waited to see what she would do next and thus far she hasn’t disappointed. While we actually haven’t seen any of her movies come out since, she’s been making smart choices all along the way, signing on to play the eponymous heroine in Carlo … Continue reading True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld Could Star In Why We Broke Up