2014 Film Reviews
That Awkward Moment (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy As movie fans look back at the first half of 2014, I suspect the Zac Efron comedy that will most likely be remembered is the current hit Neighbors (a film by the way that I hope to see and review perhaps later this week). But after finally getting the chance this week […]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy As the many obligations that come with being Spider-Man begin to encroach more and more into his personal life, Peter Parker struggles to reconcile his feelings for his girlfriend and the promise he made to her father just before he died to keep her away from danger. To complicate things further, Peter […]
The Wind Rises (2013)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Ever since he was a young boy, Jiro had always dreamed of flying, but due to his bad eyesight, he knew that would never be a possibility. Instead, he studied everything he could get his hands on about airplane design, becoming one of Japan’s most gifted young engineering students. Upon graduation, Jiro, […]
Transcendence (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Dr. Will Castor is one of the top experts in the expanding field of artificial intelligence and is on the cusp of creating a fully conscious, cognizant machine with ability to understand and express a full range of human emotions. His scientific success has raised dire concerns with R.I.F.T., a group of anti-technology radicals who […]
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy In a quiet, idyllic postcard of a town, Doug Varney is a straight-edge pharmacist with a crazed cyclist wife, an alternative son whose erratic behavior is getting more and more bizarre, and a domineering father-in-law with a propensity for disapproving criticism. Unexpectedly, Doug’s humdrum life gets a much needed shot of adrenaline […]
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