Europa Report AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES August 2, 2013 Rating: In the great tradition of “2001: A Space Odyssey”, “The Abyss”, and “Aliens”, “The Europa Report” once again allows us to experience the dream of exploring vast worlds outside of our element, worlds where no person has ever gone before. Europa,…
Fruitvale Station blockbuster indie film AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES July 21, 2013 Rating: In the wake of the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman verdict, one has to wonder just how far we’ve come in the past few years since the “Fruitvale Station”incident. “Fruitvale Station” could not have opened on a more…
African Tale in New York AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES September 30, 2013 Rating: This beautiful film is a coming of age story involving a young married woman and her struggle in a patriarchal society. We begin with an African wedding complete with all the traditional colorful rituals. During this first segment…
Actor Profile AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES February 7, 2014 Mr Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a beloved favorite as a person and an actor, leaves behind a loving family and a multitude of friends and fans. Mr Hoffman also carries away with him the characters of the loveable, odd and somewhat troubled family…
A feel-good movie AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES August 21, 2013 Rating: How do we cherish longevity? How do we give credence to the wisdom and richness of having lived and survived, able to continue the exploration of this life? It is a testament to this gift of life, to never lose…
Indie Movie AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES July 21, 2013 Rating: Jorge Ameer is a progressive new young filmmaker. He knows what he wants and he is prolific in getting it onto the screen. He is a power to be reckoned with as a future filmmaker. Although this is a film suited…
Coming of Age Comedy AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES June 30, 2013 Rating: Somewhere between Nerd-dom and Jock-hood lives a shy young man of 14 years. Duncan (Liam James) is struggling, trying to find his way and make sense of his life. Pam (Toni Collette), Duncan’s mom, is looking for companionship while…
Comedy in the vein of “Shawn of the Dead” AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES June 17, 2013 Rating: Not since “Shawn and Juan of the Dead,” has a comedy horror film been worth it’s salt! Finally a high rating to a team of writers and performers who have made a horror film…
New Indie Film, Comedy-Drama, Mental Health Struggles, Human Interest Story AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES June 22, 2016 Rating: Rarely do we see black and white in the digital age. So when a film such as “Josephine Doe” utilizes the lack of color to advance the narrative, it is refreshing and artistically…
Horror Movie AXS ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / MOVIES August 22, 2013 Rating: “You’re Next” is the quintessential horror movie of the slasher kind. It is difficult to tell too much about this narrative other than that it is filled with gore and chocked full of surprises and white-knuckled, heart-racing fun. “You’re Next” is…