Movie Review: Locke
Locke wins two awards. The first is setting a new benchmark for the car ride from hell. The other is for Tom Hardy, who delivers …
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Movie Review: Oculus
The premise of Oculus is on its surface pretty stupid. Homicidal, supernatural mirrors don’t exactly make for compelling villains. Such is the ingenuity of writer …
Movie Review: The Act of Killing
What happens to brutal dictators like Stalin or Castro in the aftermath of their atrocities? The Act of Killing suggests that it stays with you …
Movie Review: Blackfish
The days of Free Willy and Sea World will never be the same. Blackfish represents a strong indictment against the use of whales for human …
Movie Review: The Past
Asghar Farhadi is one of the best directors out there that can inject suspense out of an everyday problem that people have to deal with. …
Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Leo DiCaprio gets to play a modern-day version of Jay Gatsby (who he played earlier this year) in the Wolf of Wall Street. Director Martin …
Movie Review: Frozen
Frozen is delightfully old school. The latest production from Disney is based on an old fairy tale, features a couple of cute creatures, has some …
Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Fire fire everywhere, and no water to put it out. The pop culture zeitgeist has been swirling around The Hunger Games: Catching Fire for months …
Movie Review: Blue Is the Warmest Color
First love is a ubiquitous experience. During the honeymoon phase, the feelings it generates create a high that is impossible to maintain. As the real …
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 …