Movie Review: End of Watch
Looks like found footage escaped the bloody hand of the horror genre. Chronicle successfully used found footage to tell the tale of teen superheroes. Now, …
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Movie Review: Smashed
Smashed, like its protagonist, has two sides. One is a very realistic depiction of how hard it for someone to achieve sobriety, the other is …
Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Watching Cloud Atlas feels like watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. In its time, 2001 was panned by audiences and critics alike; after a few generations, …
Movie Review: Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths doesn’t sound like a movie with an intelligent script. If I had a guess, I would have said that a movie released in …
Movie Review: Children of Men
Dystopian futures have been a staple in the movies since Metropolis in 1927. They can range from cutting edge (The Matrix) to ridiculous (Bill and …
Movie Review: Argo
Argo is a top-notch political thriller. Most movies like this resort to some sort of violent conflict at the end, but Argo knows the suspense …
Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Return of the Jedi is the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’s cautionary tale. After the triumph of Empire Strikes Back, Return of …
Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers does not achieve the unique majesty of the Fellowship of the Ring, but it might have a …
Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Every now and then, when you’re watching a movie, you realize that you’re watching something that has never been done before. When you see this …