Movie Review: 12 Years a Slave
Slavery is an unsettling part of Americana most people like to sweep under the rug. Until recently, the horrors of the institution were relegated to …
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Movie Review: Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips should not work. In today’s version of a thriller, you need crazy stunts, over-the-top dialogue, and a mono-e-mono battle between the lead villain …
Movie Review: About Time
It’s not a time travel story of love. It is a love story with time travel. With all the romantic clichés and plot devices in …
Movie Review: Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt can now add director to his list of talents. The actor has built up his acting credibility since Brick with some very memorable …
Movie Review: Rush
Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal. Like the Rush song Limelight, James Hunt and Niki Lauda would agree but bicker about how to …
Movie Review: Prisoners
Prisoners is a very calculated title for the story it tells. Prisons in this movie come in many forms, be they physical or mental. Prisoners …
Movie Review: Short Term 12
The coming out party for Brie Larson is complete. After delightful turns in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street, and The Spectacular Now, …
Movie Review: Blue Jasmine
Yuck. The sum of Blue Jasmine’s parts – acting, character development, storytelling – are significantly greater than the whole of Woody Allen’s new film. The …
Movie Review: In a World…
It will be hard to look at trailers the same again. Writer/Director/Star Lake Bell has created a fun little movie “in a world…where people…with great …
Movie Review: Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies revels in the silence between conversations. The love triangle between Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, and Jake Johnson is a well acted and keenly …