Here are a few other films that I have seen and rated. For some of the films I will write a brief sentence or so on what I thought. Reviewer: Pat Brennan The Color Purple (1985) Rating: 3/4 Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Menno Meyjes Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Deserta Jackson, Adolph Caesar ——————————————– The Blair Witch Project (1999) Rating: 3/4 Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez Writers: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez Cast: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams - Said to be the grandfather of found footage horror films, The Blair Witch Project was certainly a game changer in the industry at the time of its release. What I feel makes this film so effective is that the audience never actually sees the witch. We hear terrifying noises and disturbing images that only place the fear further inside of us. Not being able to see what is happening to the characters brings us to the fear of the unknown. It is scary to see what is making the noise, but it is even more frightening to not see what is making the noise. ——————————————– The Terminal (2004) Rating: 3/4 Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Zoe Saldana, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kumar Pallana - Steven Spielberg's The Terminal touches on the idea of immigration. Tom Hanks plays Victor, a man stuck in an airport with no valid passport and no country to call home. I think this film can very much relate with what is happening in the world today. Yes there is a love story aspect to it, but it touches on certain social issues that deal with identity and where one comes from. Too often we judge people by how they look or where they grew up and not actually see the person that they are. Victor falls straight into that category. At first people just think he is another person lost in a sea of many. Once we pull back the curtain and see what he represents as a human being, we get to Victor for who he truly is. ——————————————– Cafe Society (2016)
Rating: 2.5/4 Director: Woody Allen Writers: Woody Allen Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Sheryl Lee, Richard Portnow, Jeannie Berlin ——————————————–
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Authors:Pat Brennan: Recent Film grad from Temple University with a love for all aspects of film. David Fincher for life. Archives:
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