The People V. O.J. Simpson focuses on the lawyers on the both sides of the case against O.J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) with John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, David Schwimmer as as Robert Kardashian, and Courtney Vance as Johnnie Cochran. This is a remarkable piece of work that carves muscular […]
Archives for February 2016
Bridge of Spies
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, “Bridge of Spies” tells the story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on a near impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured […]
The Martian
Matt Damon’s Everyman quality and wry sense of humor makes him the perfect actor to portray Mark Watney, astronaut, in Ridley Scott’s “The Martian,” written by Drew Goddard, based on the book by Andy Weir. When a violent storm forces the Hermes crew, led by Commander Melissa Lewis (a steely Jessica Chastain), to abort the […]
The Big Short
Based on the book by Michael Lewis, The Big Short educates, thrills, and angers. You may even find yourself laughing every now and then – when you’re not clenching teeth at the unscrupulous Wall Street bankers unleashed on the American people. I learned a new word in this movie: “banksters.” What’s fascinating is that McKay’s […]