Tag: Hailee Steinfeld
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Exploring Sinners: Music, Drama, and Oscar-Worthy Performances
“Sinners,” directed by Ryan Coogler, features twins Elijah and Elias Moore, played by Michael B. Jordan, returning to the Mississippi Delta post-WWI after working for Al Capone. They aim to create a juke joint, enlisting local musicians. The film, notable for its stellar performances and captivating soundtrack, takes unexpected turns in its narrative.
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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse is a world without end
“Every once in a while, something comes along that opens your eyes to a new way of viewing cinema. Star Wars did this for me first back when I was 6 years old. Goodfellas did it in 1991. Now we have this…a comic book cartoon movie.”
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Bumblebee (***1/2) is straightforward storytelling
“This film is 2nd best of the series, after the first one. It’s really not close after these two films, even if I enjoy Revenge of the Fallen quite a lot.”
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Pitch Perfect 3 (***1/2) is a well deserved victory tour
Pitch Perfect 3 – 2017 Director Trish Sie Screenplay by Kay Cannon, Mark White Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks, Ester Dean, John Lithgow If you don’t know what to expect from the Barden Bellas by this point, you might as well just skip this review. You get what you’ve seen…
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3 Days to Kill there has to be a deadline
3 Days to Kill – 2014 Director McG Starring Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney Screenplay Adi Hasak, Luc Besson Awkward is something that has really worked well for Kevin Costner in the past. He’s great at answering questions at inconvenient times while trying to work it into the present…
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Ender’s Game: Show Don’t Tell
Ender’s Game – 2013 Director Gavin Hood Starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin Screenplay Gavin Hood based on the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card One cannot underestimate how badly I wanted for this venture to succeed. After the heaping of vitriol the producers of the film withstood from those who felt that the book should be punished for…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 