Film Review: Enough Said (2013)
bySome characters stay with an actor throughout their careers, making it almost impossible for audiences to see them as anyone else. Tony Soprano and…
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Film Review: The Counselor (2013)
byExpectations are high for The Counselor. It comes from the first produced screenplay by Cormac McCarthy, one of the greatest living novelists, whose work…
Film Review: Runner Runner (2013)
byDespite what the title may suggest, Runner Runner certainly runs out of steam way before its average climax. With superhero enthusiasts already dubious about his casting in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman, here’s hoping Affleck is saving all his efforts for Bruce Wayne.
Film Review: The East (2013)
byA thought provoking film that may make you want to save the world, but will certainly make you aware of the danger around us and the harm we do to our own environment.
Film Review: Stoker (2013)
byImbued with a mysterious undercurrent and filled with memorable images the film is certainly a visually immersive experience with strong performances all around, but the film’s slow pacing and slightly disjointed editing prevent the film from being a more cohesive whole and making a stronger impact at its crescendo.
Film Review: The Wolverine (2013)
byThe film’s plot moves briskly enough from one forced cliché to the next that’s punctuated by some well-staged action sequences (including one atop a speeding bullet train). The pace is also advantageous in speeding past some of the fairly large plot-holes, especially considering the talent that collaborated on the screenplay
Film Review: Epic (2013)
byGiven the superlative title of Chris Wedge’s Epic, it would be apt for one to call it the ultimate kids film. That isn’t to say that Epic is necessarily better than any of the other winter holiday options going around; rather, it often feels like a greatest hits package of recent children’s films.
Film Review: The Internship (2013)
byThe film is everything you would expect – nothing more and nothing less. Wedding Crashers stars Vaughn and Wilson play the only characters they know how to play, and there’s even a cameo from the ubiquitous Will Ferrell.
Film Review: Lincoln (2012)
byDaniel Day-Lewis has once again created another legendary performance, embodying Lincoln with tremendous grace and tenderness. Day-Lewis intensely inhabits the character most impressively with his voice, rarely raised above a calm and collected tone. Though no recordings of Lincoln’s voice existed – having died a short time before Edison’s phonograph was invented – it feels safe to say that Day-Lewis nails it.
Film Review: Hitchcock (2012)
byAfter the premiere of his highly successful film North by Northwest, all Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) can focus on are critics claiming he’s over the…