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The Flash: The Nuclear Man Review
The episode begins with Barry going on a romantic date with Linda Park (Malese Jow). Meanwhile, Ronnie Raymond (Robbie Amell) confronts his old professor, Quentin Quale (Bill […]
Agent Carter: A Sin to Err Review
We open with Fyodor (Dimiter D. Marinov) initiating a few recruits into Leviathan. One of the recruits wishes to decline the invitation, since he is a family […]
Rectify Season 3 To Begin Shooting Soon and New Details
The second season of Rectify came to a close with some startling circumstances and a brilliant performance by Aden Young. Up until this point, not much has […]
A Good Marriage Review
A Good Marriage is a thriller film that debuted October 3, 2014 in the United States. When the film opens, Robert “Bob” Anderson (Anthony LaPaglia) and his wife, Darcy (Joan Allen), are celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. After the party they retire to their bedroom, where they follow-up with their very own private celebration. Petra tries to convince Bob into letting her buy him the 1955 lost penny. Darcy and Bob see their daughter, Petra (Kristen Connelly), and her friend off on a trip, then Bob leaves to continue his work an antique, coin collector. That night Darcy is watching television, when someone knocks on the door, which she does not answer. She is searching through the garage, when she finds Bob’s porn magazines and a little pink box that Petra had given him, which contains the word “DAD” on it, with a lady’s photo identification card inside. She becomes frantic and puts it back where she found it. The phone rings and it is none other than Bob. The television is previewing the New Hampshire serial killer case, which has claimed the lives of a dozen victims. Darcy has suspicions that Bob may be the serial killer and decides to do her own investigation on the Internet. She finds photos of all the victims and one of them is wearing the same pair of earrings that Bob gave Petra as an anniversary gift the night before. Petra has trouble sleeping, after she discovers Bob’s little secret and decides to take a sleeping pill. She becomes delusional and imagines that Bob knows she is on to him. Bob is at a diner, when he sees a beautiful woman putting on her lipstick. He follows her, when she leaves. That night he returns home to question Petra about why she is so upset. He also knows that she has discovered his secret hiding place. Bob convinces Darcy to forget about his little secret because a divorce would ruin their kids. Darcy goes to sleep and wakes up to discover that she had a night terror, which Bob was strangling her. She looks around the house for Bob, but cannot seem to find him. Bob returns home that evening only to pretend like everything was as usual and he was not a killer. Darcy makes him promise that he will never kill again and they would never speak about it again, he readily agrees and also promises to bury Mrs. Margie Duvall’s I.D. card. Petra calls Darcy only to complain about her upcoming wedding arrangements, while Bob is happily digging away in the garden and planting flowers. Darcy goes to have dinner with her friend, Betty Pike (Cara Buono), only to return home to see the update of the serial killer, Beadie on the television. He has now claimed the life of another woman from Portsmouth, which just happened to be, where Bob had attended a coin show that same day. Darcy and Bob attend Petra’s wedding and act as if nothing is going on between them. Darcy continues to have delusional thoughts and dreams about Bob’s killing spree. Bob, just happens to find the long lost 1955 penny and they decide to go out and celebrate. She tells Bob that she will be waiting on him upstairs, but she waits until he ascends the stairs and knocks him over the top bannisters. He just so happens to still be alive and she finishes him off by suffocation, then she cleans up the crime scene, before she calls 911. After the funeral, Darcy is approached by Holt Ramsey (Stephen Lang), who claims to be a detective. He tells her that Beadie stands for Bob and Darcy’s first initial in their names. Darcy visits Holt in the hospital and tells him about Bob’s secret. He tells her that he approves of her decision to kill Bob. Will Darcy be able to live guilt-free after killing Bob and will Holt take her secret to his grave with him or will he turn her into the authorities? Review A Good Marriage is rated as a thriller film, but there is truly nothing suspenseful to the story line. At the beginning of the film maybe, but after the first ten minutes, you pretty much knew what was going to happen. This Stephen King adaptation is certainly different than any I have seen and that is not to say that the film was a flop because I still enjoyed it to a point. None of the actors stood out in the film and the scenes were nothing to brag about. The only thing terrifying about the movie is the movie its self and for that I give it a 6 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best […]
Gotham: The Scarecrow Review
The show opens with Fish Mooney abandoned in a rough neighborhood, where she could potentially be attacked and killed, but manages to stand her ground. Dr. Thompkins […]
State of Affairs: Here and Now Review
The episode starts with a few Allahu Akbars three years ago in Afghanistan. Nick Vera (Chris McKenna) shows Charlie a digitally enhanced field of beautiful, red flowers. […]
TWD Review: What Happened and What’s Going On
The episode begins, with the burial of Beth, before Rick (Andrew Lincoln) suggests a new hideout. Rick and some of the crew head toward Shirewilt Estates. Tyreese […]
Wentworth Season 3 Premiere Date
If you’ve been keeping up with the Australian television series, Wentworth, you’ve likely been eagerly awaiting news of Wentworth Season 3! Well, now you’ve got it! SoHo, […]
Gimme Shelter Review
Gimme Shelter is a drama film that debuted on October 17, 2013 at the Heartland Film Festival. When the film opens, we are introduced to Agnes “Apple” Bailey (Vanessa Hudgens), who snips all of her hair off and decides to make a mad dash for freedom. She jumps into a waiting taxi, but is soon thrown out because she does not have enough money to cover the fare. She takes a Greyhound bus to her biological father’s, Tom Fitzpatrick (Brendan Frazier), house, but is soon apprehended by the cops for trespassing. Tom arrives home, just in time to save her from being taken to the police department. He feeds her and she asks him for a place to stay, until she gets a job. Tom’s wife, Joanna (Stephanie Szostak), and his kids are not so accepting of Agnes’s presence. Tom tells her that they are willing to help her, but they need to contact her social worker first. She refuses and gives them a brief history lesson on her life in the federal welfare system. She begins exhibiting signs of morning sickness. June gives her a home pregnancy test, then takes her to the a medical clinic, where it is revealed that she is indeed pregnant. While Agnes is having an ultrasound, June takes off leaving her alone. Tom is willing to help Agnes get on her feet, which Joanna agrees to, as well, but not unless she aborts the baby. June transports her to an abortion clinic, but Agnes becomes so overwhelmed, while waiting for the doctor, she runs away. She ends up on the streets all alone, cold, and hungry. She spends the night in an unlocked car, then she eats food out of a trash dumpster. She is approached by a black man in a SUV, who tries to force her into his vehicle. She hijacks the SUV, but does not get very far, before she crashes into a building. She ends up in a hospital, where she meets Father Frank McCarthy (James Earl Jones), the hospital chaplain. He gives her a pinwheel and some suggestions on how she can get help. Her abusive mother, June (Rosario Dawson), shows up to try to talk Agnes into returning back home with her, but she refuses. She agrees to go with McCarthy to an unwed, pregnant mother’s home. She is forced to share a room with Cassandra “Cassie” (Emily Meade), who likes to break the shelter’s rules. Agnes becomes upset, when she finds out that June refuses to give permission for her to stay at the shelter. The girls decide to go on a search through the home owner’s, Kathy (Ann Dowd), office where they find their personal files, which hold great details about the girl’s history. June continues to show up every so often to try and force Agnes to come back home, she even goes so far as to use physical force, but is still unsuccessful in trying to persuade her into changing her mind. During a christmas celebration Agnes places the pinwheel that Father gave her on the top of the tree. Se finds out, during an examination that she is going to have a girl. Cassie leaves the home, but not before she tries to encourage Agnes to go with her, which she politely refuses. After giving birth, Tom shows up, but she refuses to see him. She receives a letter from Hope’s father, which explains why he cannot be a part of the baby’s life. Will Agnes be able to raise her baby and live a normal life, without the interference of June? Review Gimme Shelter is an all too familiar, heartwarming story about an abused teenager, who is determined to escape the clutches of her abusive mother. I am sure that many young girls can relate this movie. Her father for some reason was not in her life, as a child, but he desperately wanted to make up for lost time by trying to help her, but time was not on their side. Too bad more people are not like Kathy, who tried desperately to help young, unwed mothers from becoming a victim of the dark world of drugs and prostitution, which is exactly what happens to young mothers that do not have any family support. Vanessa Hudgens did very well in her role, but no one else really stood out. The screenplay was well written and held my attention throughout. This film is based on a true story, which makes the story seem too good to be true. I would have liked to seen more scenes that focused on how Agnes made her way to the shelter and her struggle of living on the streets. Gimme Shelter deserves a 7.5 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best to […]