Movie Review: Before Midnight
Jesse and Celine are back to complete the lowest grossing trilogy of all time. Before Midnight continues the evolution of the couple from a brief …
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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 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 …
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 …
Movie Review: Once
Musicals usually have a ceiling associated with them. By characters breaking out in song, the stories usually have a fantastical element, which serves to limit …
Movie Review: The Social Network
Topics change, but themes do not. Worthy of a Shakespeare tragedy, along comes the Social Network, the adapted account of how Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. …
Movie Review: Before Sunrise
Admittedly, movies involving romance are not at the top of my Netflix queue. As someone who stares at formulas all day, seeing another “brokenhearted woman …