Remarkable Story Telling | Review of ‘Sully’

By Cynthia Ayala

Sully starring Tom Hanks
Warner Bros. Pictures
Image Credit: IMDB

“The story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers.”

—IMDB

Sully is a remarkable film about a man who acted quick and ended up saving a number of lives. Recreating the miracle on the Hudson. What makes this film so amazing isn’t just the star power but it’s taking this event, this small (time wise) event and expanding on it in a very humanistic way focusing on who Sully was. He wasn’t just a pilot; he was a human being who made an impossible decision in a matter of moments, seconds really. And he was a very humble man who faced so much in the aftermath that no one knew about. And this film explored that through Sully’s story, it explored the aftermath and it explored everything this man was going through.
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A Little Too Cartoonish | Review of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’

By Cynthia Ayala

TMNT: Out of the Shadows starring Megan Fox, Stephen Amell & Will Arnett
Paramount Pictures
Image Credit: IMDB

As Shredder joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and henchmen Bebop and Rocksteady to take over the world, the Turtles must confront an even greater nemesis: the notorious Krang.

    —IMDB

The sequel to the 2014 film starring Megan Fox and the great ninja turtles, this film is more cartoonish than the previous film and submerges the film in a lot of action but not very much martial arts. Now, that is not to say that this is a bad film because it is full of tons of laughs and clever dialogue, but the biggest flaw of the film was the addition of three major villains alongside Shredder. It was just too much for the film and detracted from the storyline as a whole. Continue reading “A Little Too Cartoonish | Review of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’”

Laura Linney In Talks For Benedict Cumberbatch-Led Wikileaks Film

By:  Katey Rich You’re probably seeing more of Laura Linney right now than you have in a while. No, it’s not because of her movie Hyde Park on Hudson, which seems to be limping into theaters with barely a mention. It’s because of your annual viewings of Love Actually, of course! Don’t even try to deny that movie is now a holiday classic, and that Linney’s scenes in … Continue reading Laura Linney In Talks For Benedict Cumberbatch-Led Wikileaks Film

Rory Culkin Grows Up in ‘Scream 4’

Making the transition from child star to adult actor is never easy, but it probably helps when you have two older brothers who did it before you. Such is the case for Rory Culkin, the youngest sibling of the Culkin acting clan. After following in the footsteps of his brothers Macaulay and Kieran by appearing in big Hollywood movies as a kid, he’s now making … Continue reading Rory Culkin Grows Up in ‘Scream 4’