By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2015 Edition Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie Director: Brad Bird “Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2015 Edition (Netflix series) 4 seasons Starring: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Rich Hoffman Created by: Aaron Korsh “In Suits, one of Manhattan’s top corporate lawyers (Gabriel Macht) sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the June 2015 Edition Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl Director: Simon Curtis “Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family” I never hesitate to see a movie that stars Helen Mirren. I wasn’t disappointed by this […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2015 Edition Starring: Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Dan Stevens Director: Thomas McCarthy “Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2015 Edition Starring: David Garrett, Jared Harris Director: Bernard Rose “The film chronicles the life of Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th century”. Although the production offers the story up as a true depiction, I couldn’t help but feel […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2015 Edition Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode Director: Morten Tyldum Benedict Cumberbatch brilliantly portrays the complex and fascinating life of mathematician Alan Turing. The persona of the genius Alan Turing is awkward, arrogant, anti-social, sad and compulsive as played by Cumberbatch. He definitely deserves the accolades and nomination […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2015 Edition Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones Director: James Marsh This is a remarkable story about the relationship between Stephen Hawking, his wife Jane and to some degree his family and friends. Mostly, it’s a romantic ‘take’ of their real life behind the scenes and one can only admire the […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the March 2015 Edition Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris Directed by: David Fincher “With his wife’s disapperance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent.” This is truly a psychological thriller […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the March 2015 Edition Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller Directed by: Clint Eastwood “Chris Kyle was nothing more than a Texan man who wanted to become a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the February 2015 Edition Mystique builds as a contralto hums a haunting Negro spiritual during the opening credits of this 1997 Steven Spielberg film. Then, with the background sounds of creaking sailing ship rigging, Mr. Spielberg builds a compelling suspense. His camera focuses across the eyes of a black man. One […]
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