Movie Review: The Place Beyond the Pines
Schenectady (NY) translates to the Place Beyond the Pines. Using the gritty rural setting as the movie’s backdrop, director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) weaves a …
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Movie Review: Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 is Pixar’s piece de resistance. Coupling the originality of the first Toy Story with the pathos of the second one, Toy Story …
Movie Review: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is one of the first movies I’ve seen completely destroyed by its execution and script. It wastes a terrific …
Movie Review: The Impossible
When people talk about family friendly movies, usually they involve animated features, bright colors, and talking animals. For 2012, however, pro family movies have involved …
Movie Review: Wreck-It-Ralph
Disney Animation lives in the shadow of its much bigger brother Pixar. Yes I’m aware both are owned by Disney, but their homegrown movies (Bolt, …
Movie Review: Princess Mononoke
It is a shame more people in the United States do not know the name Hayao Miyazaki. He is Japan’s version of Disney: his animations …
Movie Review: A Separation
A Separation is a wonderful combination of genres rolled into one: courtroom drama, family conflict, mystery, and a dysfunctional institution story. Director Asghar Farhadi sets …