Tag Archives: Shailene Woodley

The Mauritanian (2021) Review

A HARD-HITTING (YET MEANINGFUL) POLITICAL LEGAL DRAMA   As many theatrical feature film endeavors have delved into fictional arena to find its narrative storytelling, others have taken strides into the more “real world”, with various accounts (albeit through a cinematic filmmaking lens) of depicting / examining lives and events of world and how sometimes the truth (the real truth) comes

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Adrift (2018) Review

DIFFCULTLY STAYING AFLOAT   Tales of survival have always fascinated people. It’s an enigma that’s just as elusive as the dangerous journey of survival, but there’s just something about these stories that keeps viewers invested in the tales being told and the overall outcome of what happens to the individual / individuals. Whether it’s the battling the uncontrollable elements of

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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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Divergent Review

A GOOD, BUT FAMILIAR START   Vampires, werewolves, and demon hunters, are now on the outskirts of what’s consider “In” right now with most teens. Paranormal romances of these dark, nocturnal creatures are beginning to fade and are being replaced with tales of dystopian realties. Stories of bleak futuristic settings, indoctrinated caste systems, oppressive governments, and rebellious uprising are the

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The Divergent Series: Insurgent Review

  THE UNBALANCED DIVERGE OF INSURGENT Following the success to the theatrical adaptation of The Hunger Games, Summit Entertainment released Divergent, the first installment of a planned series and based off of the first book in the popular books by Veronica Roth. Similar in tone with The Hunger Games (both on page and on-screen), Divergent followed the story of Beatrice

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