Based on a true story, Bernie tells the story of a mild mannered man, living in a small Texan town who befriended, then murdered one of the town’s wealthiest widows. Continue reading
Hayes at the Movies
Brogen Hayes talks about movies
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Why So Serious? Movie Reviews – Awards Super Special Extravaganza
Why So Serious? with Rory Cashin and I, is back with a not quite half / maybe three-fifths of the year Awards Super Special Extravaganza. Yeah. Continue reading
Cinema Review – Magic Mike
Mike (Channing Tatum) takes Adam (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and teaches him the profession of male stripping, but it is not long before Adam, now known as The Kid, begins to cause trouble for his mentor. Continue reading
Cinema Review – Killer Joe
Chris (Emile Hirsch) and his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) hire Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a cop who just happens to work as a contract killer, to get rid of Chris’s mother for her life insurance policy. Joe wants his fee in advance, however, but is willing to settle for a retainer in the form of Chris’s beautiful and naïve sister Dottie (Juno Temple). Continue reading
Cannes Review – The Paperboy
Ward (Matthew McConaughey) returns home to his Southern US hometown to try and uncover the truth about Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) and his conviction for the murder of a law enforcement official. With the help of his younger brother Jack (Zac Efron), his writing partner Yardley (David Oyelowo) and the convicted man’s lover Charlotte (Nicole Kidman), Ward digs deeper into the story, but does not always like what he finds. Continue reading
