Stephan James portrays Olympic athlete Jesse Owns in the 2016 film “Race” (Photo courtesy of Focus Features) Alexa Hyde Connector Staff “Race” follows the career and achievements of track and field star Jesse Owens (Stephan James) from 1934 to 1936, during which he competed, and medaled, in the Berlin Olympics. The Stephen Hopkins directed film…
‘Deadpool’ doesn’t quite stick the landing
“Deadpool” is the first Marvel superhero movie rated R. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox) Owen Johnson Connector Staff “Deadpool” is the eighth movie in the “X-Men” film franchise from 20th Century Fox and the first in at least two movie franchise for “Deadpool.” In an effort to combat his terminal cancer, former Special Forces…
‘The Last Witch Hunter’? We can only hope so
Courtesy of Summit Entertainment Joe Antognoni Connector Contributor After taking in “The Last Witch Hunter,” one very important question was left unanswered. Why, Michael Caine? Why? Did this involve blackmail? Please, Caine, let us help you. This was about the only question raised by the film that did not have a disappointingly predictable answer. Vin…
A brutal glimpse into war with new movie, ‘Fury’
Robert Shaffer Connector Contributor As I watched “Fury” in the theater, it did not take me long to realize something: I was watching a WWII movie made for the year 2014. There are no flag-waving, patriotic, idealistic scenes in “Fury” and there are no assurances that there are brighter days to come. The American soldiers…
