Film Review: Ben Is Back (2018)
byBen Is Back is a personal film for its writer and director, Peter Hedges. While not based on any one true story, it is…
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Film Review: Wonder (2017)
byBased on the novel of the same name by R.J. Palacio, Wonder focuses on Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a fifth-grader going to school for…
Film Review: Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
byFull disclosure: I didn’t grow up with the Smurfs. My childhood had a large animated blue hole where Papa Smurf and the gang should…
Film Review: Money Monster (2016)
byA few years after the Global Financial Crisis and amidst the circus of the upcoming US Presidential election, director Jodie Foster’s Money Monster attempts…
Film Review: Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
bySecret in Their Eyes benefits from the superior acting ability of Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman in the lead roles. Billy Ray…
Film Review: August: Osage County (2013)
byAugust: Osage County features great opportunities for actors, and thankfully a cavalcade of brilliant actors breathes life into these intricate and multi-layered characters. There really isn’t a weak link in the cast, but Streep, Roberts and Cooper deserve to be singled out. Not far behind them are Martindale, Nicholson and Cumberbatch.
MIFF 2013: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
byResponding to the recent economic disaster in his home country of Hungary and its effects on his film industry, director György Pálfi has made…
Film Review: Young Adult (2012)
byIf you thought Charlize Theron was terrifying as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in her Academy Award winning role, then you ain’t seen nothing yet!