St. Vincent Comedy
Posted October 23, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Comedy, Drama

St. Vincent

St. Vincent is the story of neighbors, Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a newly single working mother together with her 12 year old son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) and Vincent (Bill Murray), a rough around the edges, chain-smoking, gambling... Read more

The Judge Drama
Posted October 12, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Drama

The Judge

The Judge is an efficacious and heartfelt film which mixes emotion, comedy, and court side drama-worthy of a couple of Oscar nominations for both Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. Downey’s character Hank is a brash & successful “big... Read more

Gone Girl Drama
Posted October 6, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Drama

Gone Girl

Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn, is a thriller about a love story, a missing woman, an accused man, and an overall comment about modern marriage. This film begins on the 5th... Read more

Men, Women and Children Drama
Posted October 3, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Drama

Men, Women and Children

Men, Women and Children is a very complex narrative about the negative effects of modern technology and social media on our relationships and basic human interactions with each other. Director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno) intertwines... Read more

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Drama
Posted September 19, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Drama

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby

Written and directed by Ned Benson, “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” (“Them” version) is a truly touching, thought provoking, and well acted movie that gives a “real life” glimpse of life, love, and loss. We first meet Eleanor (Jessica... Read more

The Identical Drama
Posted September 6, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Drama

The Identical

I really wanted to like this movie, but the overabundance of cheesiness, overacting, and the replaying of the same songs over and over simply made me crazy. The fictional premise is loosely based on the life of Elvis Presley had his still-born... Read more