Hazel Micallef (Susan Sarandon) was thinking about retiring from the Port Dundas police force because of the herniated disc that left her addicted to both booze and painkillers. But the hobbling detective decided to put those plans on hold the day she stumbled upon the body of an elderly neighbor whose throat had been slit […]
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How Orwell’s Nightmare Is Becoming Our Reality
By Cheryl K. Chumley WND Books Hardcover, $26.95 288 pages ISBN: 978-1-936488-14-8 “People have liberty; people take their liberty for granted; people become apathetic; people lose their liberty. We are on that track, but detouring back to the freedom road is still possible… The data in this book concerns me and should concern you… The coming signs […]
A Life Hangs in the Balance in Adaptation of Bittersweet Best-Seller
Mia Hall (Chloe Grace Moretz) is a bright 17-year-old girl full of the bloom of youth. Between playing the cello purely for pleasure and dating the doting boy of her dreams (Jamie Blackley), the happy high school senior considers herself truly blessed. She is even lucky enough to have the perfect parents (Mireille Enos and […]
Yipes, it’s Snipes!
Wesley T. Snipes is a globally celebrated actor, film producer, master in various martial arts, and a loving father and husband. Born in Orlando, Fla. on July 31, 1962, he spent his childhood between Orlando, Fla. and Bronx, N.Y. while attending the High School of Performing Arts in NYC and graduated from Jones High School […]
Streep and Bridges Co-Star in Screen Adaptation of Haunting Children’s Novel
Despite being born in the same year and enjoying overlapping enduring careers, Oscar-winners Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady) and Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) never made a movie together prior to The Giver. Such a long overdue collaboration proves well worth the wait in this haunting, sci-fi adventure set in a deceptive dystopia masquerading […]
Cold Turkey Expose Examines Internet Addiction in China
How long do you think you could you survive without access to a cell phone or computer? A few hours? A day? A week? How about three months? That’s the degree of deprivation awaiting adolescents diagnosed as addicted to the internet over in China, the first country to officially recognize the burgeoning malady as a […]
Season of the tWitch
Stephen “tWitch” Boss is a “So You Think You Can Dance” All-Star and fan favorite who continues to make a splash with his multitude of talents. He was also the first dancer endorsed by Gatorade, officially recognizing dance as a sport. Boss is a recurring guest DJ on “Ellen,” serving as Ellen DeGeneres’ sidekick on […]
Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival
“In the early morning hours of December 8, 1969, 300 officers of the newly-created, elite paramilitary unit known as SWAT initiated a violent battle with a handful of Los Angeles-based members of the Black Panther Party … 5 hours and 5,000 rounds of ammunition later, 3 SWAT team members and 3 Panthers lay wounded. The […]
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
BIG BUDGET FILMS Calvary (R for profanity, sexual references, drug use and brief violence) Psychological drama, set in a tiny seaside town in Ireland, about a Catholic cleric (Brendan Gleeson) who finds his life threatened during confession by an anonymous parishioner who was raped as a child by a pedophile priest. With M. Emmet Walsh, Chris […]
Grisly Sequel Chronicles Another Struggle to Survive Annual One-Day War of Attrition
Dateline: America, 2023. It’s now nine years since the country voted the New Founders of America into power. High on that elitist political party’s agenda was designating March 21st as the Purge, a day on which all law is suspended, meaning anything goes, rape, robbery, even murder. Most citizens opt to stay inside for the […]
Philly Serves as Backdrop for Tale of Romance and Redemption
Chris (Spank Horton) is a man with serious anger management issues. After getting fired for losing his temper on the job yet again, he makes his way to Rittenhouse Square where things quickly go from bad to worse. First, he proceeds to harass passersby ranging from a homeless panhandler to a guy handing out flyers […]
Everything’s Coming Up Rosie!
Rosie Maria Perez Rosie Maria Perez was born on Sept. 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn where she was raised in a Catholic orphanage after being abandoned by her mom and taken from her aunt. She made a most memorable screen debut as Spike Lee’s girlfriend, Tina, in “Do the Right Thing,” and later landed an […]

