The Review at the End of the Universe
A squad of soldiers is honoured by appearing in a Thanksgiving football game Halftime show after becoming a symbol of hope for the American people in Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Contrast is what underscores this film. For these soldiers the glitz and glamour of a the celebrity focused halftime show couldn’t be…
Joe Wright’s Pan gives audiences a prequel to the famous literary and cinematic character Peter Pan that offers a renewed take on his origins. This story takes Peter right back to the beginning with a scene depicting his mother (Amanda Seyfried) leaving him at an orphanage for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. The first half…
Angelina Jolie’s second directorial effort Unbroken is the story of Olympic Athlete turned soldier Louis Zamperini’s (Jack O’Connell) heroic struggle to survive amidst tremendous adversity after his plane crashes during World War II. It could be said that Unbroken is two films. The first is a survival movie aboard a life raft in the middle…
