Eddie the Eagle
Eddie “the Eagle” was the nickname of the British skier born Michael Edwards. For most American moviegoers, the next response to that would be, “Um excuse me, who?” In the absence of challengers, the record holder was the first person to represent Great Britain in the sport of ski jumping at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. […]
The Witch
Bleak supernatural horror about a Calvinist household in 17th-century New England. Faith is an important part of their lives as father frequently cites scripture. Right at the start, he dismisses those in the community as false Christians and so he and his family are banished from the village. The specifics of the disagreement over beliefs is never explicitly […]
The Lady in the Van
Miss Mary Shepherd is an aging homeless woman struggling with physical decline. Her home is a broken down van which she parks in the neighborhood of Camden, in London. BUT Mary isn’t some lovable scamp. No, far from it. She’s a cantankerous old shrew to be quite honest. Eccentric and ill tempered, she isn’t the […]
Deadpool
Deadpool is really funny. As a story, it gets by on a lot of witty one-liners. Hey they charmed this guy — a reviewer that doesn’t care about the comic book origins of a Marvel superhero. The comedy is obscene at times, but that’s not the part that lands. Mostly it’s the meta material that breaks […]
Hail, Caesar!
In the Coen Brother’s latest, Josh Brolin is what is known as a fixer in Hollywood, that is a guy who works to keep actors’ scandals out of the press. The suppression of any information that could damage a star’s reputation was an important part of the studio system in the 1950s. So it’s a period […]
2016 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Part 3 of 3)
In honor of the Academy Awards, ShortsHD has once again made all three (animated, live action, documentary) of the the Oscar Nominated Short Film programs available to audiences around the world. Documentary The documentary short collection was released to theaters on January 29th, a month before the Oscars presentation on February 28th. However its availability […]
2016 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Part 2 of 3)
In honor of the Academy Awards, ShortsHD has once again made all three (animated, live action, documentary) of the the Oscar Nominated Short Film programs available to audiences around the world. Live-Action Along with the animated program, the live action collection was released to theaters on January 29th, a month before the Oscars presentation on […]