2014 Film Reviews
Boyhood (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Boyhood is the moving story of growing up as told from the perspective of Mason Evans, Jr., an absorbing young boy extraordinarily brought to the screen by the heralded newcomer Ellar Coltrane. As Mason matures and experiences life’s little joys and difficulties, we literally get to witness this boy and his older […]
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Twenty-six years after being abducted from Earth by a wild group of space pirates, Peter Quill is seen by some, most notably himself, as one of the galaxy’s most skilled thieves. After stealing a mysterious orb from the planet Morag, Quill becomes one of the galaxy’s most wanted men, both by the […]
A Night in Old Mexico (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Instead of placidly settling into the trailer home picked out for him after being forced off his farm, aging rancher Red Bovie decides to take his newly discovered grandson on a wild road trip to Old Mexico for one last hurrah of booze and women. Unfortunately, their night of debauchery takes a […]
Bad Words (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy A contemptible 40-year-old dropout hellbent on exacting revenge against the world, finds an eligibility loophole that allows him to compete in the renowned Golden Quill National Spelling Bee. Threatening legal action if he isn’t permitted to participate, his reluctant admittance sets off a whirlwind of disdain and mockery from both officials and […]
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