by Mike Siegel | Aug 30, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, The Giver Movie Review
Would you remove pleasure if you could eliminate pain? Would you eliminate joy if you could also eliminate sorrow? Would you eliminate emotion if that would lead to harmony, sameness and an almost automated society? There would be no surprise. No unpredictable events...
by Mike Siegel | Aug 29, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, The Hundred Foot Journey Movie Review
Rule one is when Helen Mirren is in a film, it is a film worth experiencing. She has done many wonderful films including The Queen. Her latest cinematic success is The One Hundred Foot Journey. This is a delightful culinary and film experience about an Indian family...
by Mike Siegel | Jun 3, 2014 | Million Dollar Arm Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
When a baseball movie is released, I am all in. When it is a true story that adds to the mix. As a lifelong passionate baseball fan (Dodgers), I love to analyze the moves by managers, watch young drafted players build their careers, and follow the drama of a baseball...
by Mike Siegel | Jun 2, 2014 | Belle Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
This film has several factors that are compelling for me as a movie fan and were major factors in my wanting to see Belle upon its release. It is a period piece taking place in the 18th century in England. It is a fact-based docudrama. An essential element of the film...
by Mike Siegel | May 27, 2014 | Godzilla Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
Gareth Edwards, Director of the latest version of Godzilla – the monster whom we have grown to love, assured us that this film would be true to the original film and what it symbolized. He partially succeeded. As a child, I remember when the promotion for the...