Marisa Tomei

Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War

The 2016 summer movie season officially kicks off this year with Captain America: Civil War. When we last left Steve Rogers in Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014) he had disrupted the entire espionage world, and saved millions of lives by the way, by foiling the plot of Hydra to take over S.H.I.E.L.D. from within. Also, his oldest frenemy, Bucky/Winter Soldier, had saved his life after their fi...[Read More]

Movie Review: The Big Short

Default swaps, synthetic CDO, and subprime loans are not the first things that come to mind when watching a star-studded Hollywood drama. In fact, unless one happens to be a Wall Street stock advisor, these terms sound like nothing more than a superfluous runaround to ensure that the men in charge stay in charge – at least, that’s how narrator Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) sells it. As the eyes, ea...[Read More]

Movie Review: The Ides of March

Dipping into his A-list Rolodex, George Clooney assembles an enviable cast to bring to life his fourth directorial effort – the heated political drama The Ides of March. Clooney has often deflected questions of actual political aspirations while maintaining a strong presence in left-leaning causes which he now voices with plainspoken idealism through his character Governor Mike Morris. On the prim...[Read More]

Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love

A multi-generational sex farce with real heart and believable characters anchored by an across-the-board stellar cast, Crazy, Stupid, Love is bound to be one of the surprise sleepers of this year. The bare plot of a loveable loser trying to win back his bored wife with some assistance from a professional Lothario – and the romantic ups-and-downs of several other characters offering a mosaic of lov...[Read More]

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