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Tag: bryan cranston

reviews

GODZILLA

When forces of nature collide, it’s best to just stand back and look for cover.

Posted on May 18, 2014May 23, 2014
trailers

The Beast in Its Tracks: GODZILLA Trailer

We’re all just going to pretend like 1998 never happened, right?

Posted on March 5, 2014March 10, 2014
reviews

ARGO

It’s amazing what can get accomplished when people put ego aside and decide to co-operate.

Posted on October 21, 2012August 7, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

Jason Reitman’s AMERICAN BEAUTY Table Read plays TIFF 2012

Thirteen years after AMERICAN BEAUTY took the TIFF Audience Choice Award, the festival brings it back for an encore…a very special encore.

Posted on September 7, 2012September 9, 2012
reviews

TOTAL RECALL

The strangest thing about waking up from a dream? It’s surprisingly tricky to go back to sleep and fall back into the same dream.

Posted on August 5, 2012August 10, 2012
trailers

Rescue Blues – ARGO Trailer

The man who once played with animal crackers on an actress’ midriff is all growns up…and seems to be one badass director.

Posted on May 10, 2012August 7, 2013
trailers

Dream a Little Dream – TOTAL RECALL Trailer

This August, they will remember it for you wholesale.

Posted on April 11, 2012April 16, 2012
reviews

JOHN CARTER

Adventures across the galaxy have made for some of the very best movies in cinema history. Has Disney created the next great entry?

Posted on March 18, 2012March 23, 2012
reviews

CONTAGION

Soderbergh Unleashes a Plague, and Shows Us That The Disease is Just The Beginning of The Danger.

Posted on August 28, 2011January 12, 2013
watchin' & writin'

Another Day: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

The first time you watch it, you will be overwhelmed by its battle scenes. Watch this film a second time, and you realize its true heart beats in between those epic battles.

Posted on March 24, 2011March 6, 2013

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