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A Revlock Review: BEYOND THE REACH
“Beyond the Reach” Exists Within the Realm of Ridiculous By Tinsel & Tine Contributor – Mikhail Revlock We meet Ben (Jeremy Irvine), a stolid young tracker with side-swept hair and squinty eyes, in the thick of a tentative breakup. His girlfriend has grown weary of their staid life in the Mojave Desert. It appears that there are only so many times you can skinny-dip in a cave pool before you start to long for more intellectual pleasures. The same day she sets sail for a distant college, Ben receives word of a potential client looking to bag a longhorn sheep. Madec (Michael Douglas) is a silver-haired businessman in a cowboy…
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A Revlock Review: RUN ALL NIGHT
Liam Neeson’s Latest Thriller By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor Mikhail Revlock I’m probably the wrong person to be reviewing the latest Liam Neeson actioner, having observed Neeson’s ascent to action stardom at a distance and with some skepticism. To me, Neeson will always be Oskar Schindler or some prestigious variant, a habitual player in period pieces lauded by critics and reluctantly consumed by audiences, the cinematic equivalent of the Brussels sprout. I find it surreal when I spy flashes of Schindler on TV toting automatic weapons and growling murderous threats. I am not by any means an action movie snob–I have seen the vast majority of Sylvester Stallone’s…
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Have You Heard: BEYOND THE LIGHTS
by Contributor Terri Heard I was listening to The Movie Man’s 6 Second Review for Beyond the Lights this morning on the Elvis Duran Show and I just knew he was going to give a curt dismissal ending in “I’m Out” – But he was IN! He gave it a more than six second rave! Not that I need validation from The Movie Man to like or support a movie, but it did prove this movie has cross over appeal, not just with white and black audiences but, male and female. You know who else really liked the movie? Another new Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor – Terri Heard. I…
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Interview with Filmmaker Justin Simien in Philly – DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Tinsel and Tine would like to introduce a new Blog Contributor – Mikhail Revlock who’s first assignment was to cover the interview with writer/director Justin Simien Justin Simien’s Dear White People (click for trailer) follows the lives of four black students during a racially charged semester at the Harvard-esque Winchester University. Sam White (Tessa Thompson), accustomed to dishing out satirical advice as the host of the titular radio show, attains new found clout when she is elected president of her traditionally black residence hall, Armstrong Parker House. Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), the well-liked son of the dean (Dennis Haysbert), struggles to meet the high expectations of his father…
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Guest Contributor: Rashaun “DJ Reezey®” Williams EARTH TO ECHO
Traveling alone through dirt roads and dark highways, the three best friends discover the meaning of courage, showing their bravery time and time again. Earth to Echo had many important messages for kids, encouraging them to follow their dreams, value true friendships, and show heroism even when you feel defeated...
