Movie Review: Frankenweenie
Tim Burton must have really loved his dog. Frankenweenie is clearly right in Tim Burton’s wheelhouse: a combination of a lonely boy-lovable dog relationship coupled …
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Movie Review: Oblivion
Oblivion is built around 2 strengths, visual effects and surprises. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Oblivion is a thought-provoking piece of sci-fi cinema that uses ideas …
Movie Review: 42
42 is perpetually on the cusp of greatness, but never quite gets there. More interested in deifying Jackie Robinson, 42 executes some really intense scenes …
Movie Review: Lawless
Lawless, if you let it, will catch you off guard with just how compelling it actually is. It doesn’t quite reach the highs of the …
Movie Review: Heavyweights
Heavyweights is now more known for its historical significance than its moments on-screen. It is here we can trace some of the most influential moviemakers …
Movie Review: Premium Rush
Premium Rush takes what could have been a very intense claustrophobic thriller in a city and pushes all situations to a 10, which dilutes the …
Movie Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Masterpiece Theater’s golden age moves eastward. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is about a retirement home for aging Englishfolk in India. Unlike the hotel in …
Movie Review: Spring Breakers
A little titillation never hurt anyone, right? Well the message of Spring Breakers is actually, it does hurt. Brilliantly crafted for the millennials, Writer/Director Harmony …
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 …
Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy has pieces of a good story in it, it just cannot connect the dots. The biggest goal of the Bourne Legacy is …