Movie Review: The Homesman
Tommy Lee Jones used to be a hot commodity. The Fugitive and Men In Black rank highly among my favorite films. As time goes on, …
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Movie Review: Rosewater
Jon Stewart has been of the most important people of the new millennium. He and his Daily Show has openly challenged politicians and their manipulation of …
Movie Review: Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller has certainly put a weird spin on the sports movie. Miller is the director of Moneyball, where the hero of the story is …
Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
It is unfair that the Hunger Games gets lumped in with Twilight, Divergent, and other wanna-be franchises because it has similar elements. Suzanne Collins’s novel …
Movie Review: Dumb and Dumber To
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels used to be funny. The Farrelly Brothers used to direct great movies. Dumb and Dumber used to not have a …
Movie Review: The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything is a textbook case of Oscar bait. Movie about universally loved historic figure? Check. Transformative performance from lead actor? Check. Story …
Movie Review: Citizenfour
The NSA scandal is one of the great faults of the Obama presidency, and one of the defining debates of the internet age. Citizenfour is …
Movie Review: Interstellar
Of the films this fall, the one people seem to be most excited about is Interstellar. Not a big surprise: Christopher Nolan has ripped the …
Movie Review: Big Hero 6
Disney Animation has been on a roll since Pixar’s creator John Lasseter stepped in to run it. Wreck-It-Ralph is close to the classics in my …
Movie Review: Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler is TMZ’s business model on steroids. Dan Gilroy’s first feature film showcases the nihilistic sociopath’s dream scenario. Los Angeles nightlife’s creepy scale is set by …