[Review] Straight Outta Compton

Music biopics are tricky behemoths to tame because of the struggle to properly portray the cultural significance/relevance of the artist that necessitated the biopic’s development in the first place. However, for better or worse, Straight Outta Compton comes at the perfect time when the acts of police brutality that inspired and led to the formation of N.W.A back […]

Watch Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in New Trailer

[youtube id=”aEr6K1bwIVs”] Aaron Sorkin has made quite the name for himself in recent years thanks to the success of The Social Network, Moneyball, and The Newsroom, and can be characterized by his punchy dialogue. Danny Boyle has been a bit more quiet recently, but is known for his stylistic aesthetic in films like Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, and Slumdog Millionaire. The […]

[Trailer 2] Jobs

  The second trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, was released recently. The film, directed by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) and starring Ashton Kutcher (That 70’s Show), focuses on Jobs’ life between 1971 – 2010, illustrating the rise, fall, and rise again of Apple. This new trailer is meatier and more interesting than the […]

[Trailer] Lovelace

http://youtu.be/9vJADecKL-4   1972’s Deep Throat was infamous for being one of the first pornographic feature films that at least attempted to introduce basic film elements like character and plot development along with the typical sex scenes. Despite facing a large number of obscenity charges, the film helped pave the way for “smarter” porn films and also […]

[Trailer] Jobs

[yahoo id=”movies.yahoo.com/video/jobs-trailer-161011991″ mode=”normal” align=”center”] Last year, when Ashton Kutcher was announced to portray the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, many met the news with mixed reactions. After all, with Kutcher best known as a wayward ladies man in That 70’s Show, it’s no surprise that his attachment to the film wouldn’t be well-received. With this first […]