THE FINEST HOURS (2016)
I loved this film directed by Craig Gillespie based on the book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman with a screenplay by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy. Considering the fact that this rousing entertainment was also true only adds to the delight and wonder of what human beings are capable of doing in times of extreme duress. Told from the points of view of the chief engineer aboard
JANE GOT A GUN (2016)
This film directed by Gavin O’Connor from a screenplay by Brian Duffield, Anthony Tambakis and Joel Edgerton is essentially a revenge tale that we’ve seen before but done very well, that you tend to forgive any of the clichés present and accept the story as is. You really get a feel for how hard life was in the Old West and virtually any of the glamour imparted by any of the old Hollywood westerns can be laid to rest when the reality of the matter came around. Compellingly ac
THE FIFTH WAVE (2016)
This film directed by J Blakeson based on the first book of a trilogy of the same name with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner is simply put, a major disappointment for all involved with a story and plot that you can pretty well determine early on. In other words this story has been done before and with a whole lot more imagination and panache than what transpires here. Obviously no expense was spared in producing this film and the actors led by
13 HOURS (2016)
Michael Bay’s film based on a book by Mitchell Zuckoff of the same name with a screenplay by Chuck Hogan is based on a true story following six members of the security team who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya after a series of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2012. However the film chooses to take the approach that the security team was told to stand down thus preventing them from properly defending the American Embassy thus producing a most
SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE (2016)
This special episode of the PBS series SHERLOCK was released in U.S. theatres for two nights prior to its premiere on PBS this past Sun. Jan. 10, 2016 and judging from the sold out audiences people were more than willing to shell out $15-$18 for a chance to see their favorite detective on the big screen, myself included. Directed by Douglas Mackinnon and written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, it shows the characters for the first time in Victorian London, since the series