Director Zack Snyder’s Wacked-Out Zombie Heist Genre Mash-up, “Army of the Dead,” Gets A New Life and Audience Through Netflix

Director Zack Snyder’s Wacked-Out Zombie Heist Genre Mash-up, “Army of the Dead,” Gets A New Life and Audience Through Netflix

Review by Brad Balfour Army of the Dead Director: Zack Snyder Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt Despite some...
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Creator Kate McGrath Takes a 20th Century Radio Show — “The Broadway Hour” — and Transforms It Into a 21st Century Podcast

Creator Kate McGrath Takes a 20th Century Radio Show — “The Broadway Hour” — and Transforms It Into a 21st Century Podcast

Q&A by Brad Balfour From modeling for Clairol in the late 1970s and appearing in one of their first Cable TV commercials to a leading public relations firm and radio/TV producing, Kate McGrath has had a great run so far. This...
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The Animated “Soul” Has More Life and Meaning than Most Live Action Films

The Animated “Soul” Has More Life and Meaning than Most Live Action Films

Review by Brad Balfour Soul Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Feimster, Zenobia Shroff, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, Angela Bassett Anim...
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“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making

“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making

Review by Brad Balfour Citizen Penn Director: Don Hardy Subject: Sean Penn On Jan, 12th, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killed 230000, injured 300,000 and left more than 1.5 million homeless. As difficult as it is to wrap...
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“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human

“My Octopus Teacher” Provides Us All With a Fundamental Lesson About the Sanctity of Life – Human and Non-Human

Review by Brad Balfour My Octopus Teacher Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Subject: Craig Foster, Octopus Few creatures are as alien to us as an octopus. These eight-tentacled creatures lack bones and a spinal column, they can shoot jets of...
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With His Novel “Rockaway Blue” Out, Former Wexfordian  Larry Kirwan Keeps His Multi-Hyphented Status Alive

With His Novel “Rockaway Blue” Out, Former Wexfordian Larry Kirwan Keeps His Multi-Hyphented Status Alive

Q&A by Brad Balfour Rockaway Blue Larry Kirwan
 Three Hills/Cornell University Press To most who know him, Larry Kirwan has been thought of as the leader of Black 47, a New York-based Irish rock band with clearly left-of-center political leanings....
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Godzilla Vs Kong  — A Unique Solution to China’s Hong Kong Problem

Godzilla Vs Kong — A Unique Solution to China’s Hong Kong Problem

Review by Brad Balfour Godzilla Vs. Kong Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir Now that I have the AMC Theater as a...
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The Question is Raised In “Voyagers” Whether Humanity Will Survive Populated By Either Saviors or Devils

The Question is Raised In “Voyagers” Whether Humanity Will Survive Populated By Either Saviors or Devils

Review by Brad Balfour Voyagers Director: Neil Berger Cast: Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Chante Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Quintessa Swindell, Madison Hu Colin Farrell is one of those actors wh...
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With The Upcoming 20th Anniversary of 9/11, One Man Has Come Up With A Special Tribute to Take Place in Dublin

With The Upcoming 20th Anniversary of 9/11, One Man Has Come Up With A Special Tribute to Take Place in Dublin

Story by Brad Balfour When John Weldon contacted IrishexaminerUSA.com to let us know about his efforts to connect Ireland directly with the 20th Anniversary of New York City’s 9/11 attack, we thought what a great idea. The catastrophic assault on...
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Chai Lifeline Offers Solace To Children With Terminal Disease — Especially in This Time of Need

Chai Lifeline Offers Solace To Children With Terminal Disease — Especially in This Time of Need

Story by Mike Greenly Only a few months ago, Irish media reported that elective surgeries were being postponed across the country. At the same time, many American hospitals were also unable to give care to patients who needed “elective” surgery....
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