“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever
August 3, 2021 No Responses

“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever

  Review by Brad Balfour Director: Everardo Gout Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton The fifth in a cinematic series, “The Forever Purge” is the ultimate conclusion of an...
read more
“F9” Continues The Fast Saga, Becomes A Hit and Provides Further Wealth to Vin Deisel
June 30, 2021 No Responses

“F9” Continues The Fast Saga, Becomes A Hit and Provides Further Wealth to Vin Deisel

Review by Brad Balfour F9 (Fast & Furious) Director: Justin Lin Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron If there w...
read more
Director/Musician Questlove Takes The Recordings of a 50-Year-Old Concert And Makes a Film and Manifesto
June 30, 2021 No Responses

Director/Musician Questlove Takes The Recordings of a 50-Year-Old Concert And Makes a Film and Manifesto

Report by Brad Balfour Back in 1969, The Woodstock Music Festival captured the world’s imagination. At virtually the same time, 100 miles away, Harlem hosted a music festival which was so totally overlooked that filmmaker Hal Tulchin — who recorded...
read more
The Long Journey Behind This Summer’s Hot Film, “In The Heights,” Is Revealed by Its Two Lead Actresses
June 23, 2021 No Responses

The Long Journey Behind This Summer’s Hot Film, “In The Heights,” Is Revealed by Its Two Lead Actresses

Story by Brad Balfour Preceding its world premiere at The 2021 Tribeca Festival, the musical celebration, In The Heights, enjoyed a special screening for the influencer set at the AMC 42nd St. the night before. Both the film — and...
read more
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and Director David Gelb Make A Film That Fills Us With A Dramatic Story of Survival and Success
June 23, 2021 No Responses

Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and Director David Gelb Make A Film That Fills Us With A Dramatic Story of Survival and Success

Story by Brad Balfour Master Chef Wolfgang Puck made his name a brand through a love of all things food. Director David Gelb is getting good at making films about making food. Gelb’s debut feature doc, Jiro Dreams of Sushi,...
read more
Releasing “The Trial of the Chicago 7” At This Time Is the Perfect Film for This Moment In History
June 2, 2021 No Responses

Releasing “The Trial of the Chicago 7” At This Time Is the Perfect Film for This Moment In History

Review by Brad Balfour The Trial of the Chicago 7 Director: Aaron Sorkin Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Frank Langella, Mark Rylance, Ben Shenkman, Danny Flaherty, Noah Robbins, John Carroll Lynch, Joseph Gordon Leavitt, Alex S...
read more
Actor Cillian Murphy Talks About The Sound and Vision In The Film “A Quiet Place Part II”
June 2, 2021 No Responses

Actor Cillian Murphy Talks About The Sound and Vision In The Film “A Quiet Place Part II”

Feature by Brad Balfour A Quiet Place Part II Cast: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou In 2018’s hit sci-fi thriller, A Quiet Place, the Abbots find ways to survive in a post-apocalyptic world...
read more
Director Zack Snyder’s Wacked-Out Zombie Heist Genre Mash-up, “Army of the Dead,” Gets A New Life and Audience Through Netflix
June 1, 2021 No Responses

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 ...
read more
The Animated “Soul” Has More Life and Meaning than Most Live Action Films
May 19, 2021 No Responses

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...
read more
“Citizen Penn” Answers Many Questions about The Oscar-winning Actor/Director And His Efforts Beyond Film-making
May 12, 2021 No Responses

“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...
read more
1 2 3