The Liberator Review

The lavish war epic comes back to life is this swashbuckling tale of treachery and charisma. Venezuelan actor Édgar Ramírez stars in Alberto Arvelo’s lavish production of the life, victories and eventual end of the revolutionary hero Simón Bolívar. Reminiscent of the stereotypical Roman and Viking war flicks, Arvelo skillfully ups the ante with high

Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border Review

A scary and stirring reporting of the reality of life on the Mexican / US border. Rodrigo Reyes simmering treatise on the human condition in the worst of all worlds starts from the beginning. Children laugh and play, full of good intentions and dreams of the future. But something happens to them when they grow.

Carrie Is Back – Let The Spy Games Begin on Homeland!

SPOILER ALERT In the fourth season premiere on October 5th of Showtime’s hit spy-thrilling TV series “Homeland,” the world finds CIA officer Carrie Mathison, played masterfully by Claire Danes, on a new assignment in Islamabad, Pakistan. Gone is her life that revolved both professionally and personally around Nicholas Brody, the Marine Corps MIA soldier turned

Nic Cage’s Left Behind Latest in Faith-Based Film Trend

Nic Cage in a faith-based film? Yes indeed, the hardest working man in show business stars in Left Behind, a drama about The Rapture. That puts him on point and part of the wave of faith based films have been trending the last few months and that will appear over at least the next two

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Recap: BravoTV’s ‘Below Deck,’ The Captain Crunch Edition

I’m baffled by tonight’s episode of “Below Deck” on BravoTV. For once, there was no drama with the guests and yet the crew still managed to have a s**tty attitude about the charter. The Irish rugby players had a good time, but they were only on the boat for 22 hours. Apparently, that means they

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Fishing Without Nets Review

Piracy on the high seas up close and personal Writer/director Cutter Hodierne took home the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2014 Sundance Festival with this gutsy inside look at desperation, despair and deliverance. Inevitably, comparisons will be made to Paul Greengrass’ 2013 “Captain Phillips” box office bonanza. In some ways this film is even better

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Things Get Real Between Jennifer Garner and Jason Reitman on Men, Women & Children

Jason Reitman’s provocative drama Men, Women & Children looks at the disconnects that plague family relationships in the digital age. An all-star cast delves into the human experience at various stages of life, and how they’ve been transformed by instant communication. Life’s issues -love, sex, bullying, honesty, privacy and respect – remain the same but our

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Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection DVD Review

Some of the films and bonus features are included in Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray, but the set also features films missing from that release. Just in time for Halloween, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released a box set loaded with scares with the arrival of the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film

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Recap: Real Housewives of New Jersey, the Dina-the-Hypocrite Edition

Once again, BravoTV held us all hostage with the promise of the great Miami explosion for the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” and once again, we were disappointed. No really, how far out can you tease things? There should be rules about that. All the footage of everything happening in New Jersey tonight was utterly