Apparently starring in the suspenseful business thriller Inside Man inspired actor/director Jodie Foster, and years later when the script for Money Monster came along she jumped, but this time to be behind the camera, directing another taut, effect thriller. Money Monster revolves around TV investment celebrity Lee Gates (George Clooney), who is held hostage on the air by distraught loser Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell), who has invested every penny he owned in IBIS Global Capital, just to have…Read More
Review: Elysium
I went into the theater primed to fall in love with the dystopian sci-fi thriller Elysium. I mean, what’s not to like, with Matt Damon in the title role as Max and wunderkind Neill Blomkamp as the creative visionary behind the film, serving as both writer and director. Set in the future, the film addresses a post-collapse world where the have’s have a whole lot more than the have not’s can even dream of, as…Read More