By: Jacob Elyachar Recently, I stumbled upon a 12-minute movie on YouTube that was produced, edited and written by Kansas City filmmaker Bradley J. Lincoln. Dry Season focuses on a new farmer Marcus Dalton (Chris Bylsma, who was also an associate producer for the film), who struggles to keep his farm alive a difficult drought […]
Jacob Reviews….The Master
By: Jacob Elyachar The Master is one of the most intriguing and polarizing movies that moviegoers will see this year. This period piece focuses on Freddie Quell, a former World War II officer (Joaquin Phoenix) who drifts from job-to-job before crossing paths with a controversial religious leader, Lancaster Dodd (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), who takes him […]
Jacob Reviews…The Dark Knight Rises
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers to follow… Christopher Nolan ends his Batman franchise on a high note with the Dark Knight Rises. Taken place eight years after the events of the Dark Knight, moviegoers will find that Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a recluse after his traumatic life-changing battles with the Joker (the late […]
Jacob Reviews…Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Oscars are next week and one of the movies that is nominated for the prestigious Best Picture award is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which is based on the 2005 Jonathan Safran Foer novel. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close focuses on the story of Oskar Schell (played by the brilliant Thomas Horn) […]