Tag Archives: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Pinocchio (2022) Review

A SOULESS REMAKE THAT’S AS WOODEN AS PINOCCHIO   On February 23rd, 1940, Walt Disney Studios released Pinocchio, their second animated feature film that was based off of 1883 Italian children’s novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske (as well as sequence directors Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, and

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Snowden Review

HERO OR TRAITOR ?   Director Oliver Stone has been a movie film director for more than 45 years as well as screenwriter and producer. After serving sometime in the US army during the Vietnam War, Stone turned to college, graduating from New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. This ultimate turned his attention down the path

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The Wind Rises Review

MIYAZAKI’S FAREWELL MASTERPIECE Legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has made an illustrious career of animated films that are truly one-of-kind and forever timeless. From Howl’s Moving Castle, to Ponyo, to Princess Mononoke, and to the academy award winning Spirited Away, Miyazaki’s films have gained great affirmation and critical acclaim from critics and viewers alike. Now, with his journey in the cinematic

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The Night Before Review

A OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY R-RATED CHRISTMAS FAIRYTALE   Last year, the movie world was rattled by the media frenzy surrounding by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, a political comedy satire. In a nutshell, the movie centered around two journalists (Aaron Rapaport Dave Skylark) as they are tasked by the CIA to setup an interview with North Korea’s leader Kim-Jong-un to

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