Month: April 2014

Draft Day, Under The Skin, Dom Hemingway, and More!

holiday-lights-christmas-wallpaper1It’s been some time since I’ve written a review, so let me get you caught up on what MWK’s been up to.

For the past month or so I have been working on a television show for Animal Planet. (and no, I am not the animal that the show is focusing on.) It has been great work and a fun learning experience, but it takes up a lot of time, so I haven’t been able to pen my reviews. But I have been able to sneak out and catch quite a few flicks. Continue reading Draft Day, Under The Skin, Dom Hemingway, and More!

Noah

Noah“Who built the arc?

Rock People, Rock People!

Who built the arc?

Lots of Rock People built the arc!”

Wait, that’s not how the song goes at all!

But that’s what director Darren Aronofsky would want you to believe with his new interpretation of the biblical story of Noah, the man who save all the creatures of this planet from the great flood. Continue reading Noah

Divergent

ArcLightCinemasHere we go again, yet another “Young Adult” themed movie. (or a “YA” movie, as they say in the industry.)

There have been quite a few of these films in recent years, most notably, “Twilight,” “The Host,” and “The Hunger Games.”

All these films seem to be geared toward young adults, typically women, who want to go to the theatre and see a young girl (much like themselves) kick some ass. That was the case in the “Twilight” series with Kristen Stewart being the strong female lead. (Although I found her to be somewhat of a weak female lead. She never had an answer for anything, and she could never make up her mind about nothing (-5, double negative.) Continue reading Divergent