Film Review: Grudge Match (2013)
byAt the outset, when you hear Grudge Match, a film about two aging boxing rivals who are coaxed out of retirement to fight one…
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Film Review: Carrie (2013)
byThe build up of tension in the film is laughably weak and the pay-off not nearly gruesome enough. Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce tread the line between serious horror film and B-grade homage
Film Review: Filth (2013)
byKnown for his use of almost illegible raw Scottish dialect and characters with less than savoury habits, the latest of his creations to hit the big screen, Filth, fits the bill to a T.
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…
Film Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
byWe’re at a point in The Avengers franchise where we need a bolt of energy to keep from fading away from the characters and becoming disinterested in what happens to them next. As funny and brilliant as Iron Man 3 was (the first of the post The Avengers films) it lacked a certain panache.
Film Review: Blancanieves (2012)
byApparently inspired by a photograph of bullfighting dwarves writer/director Pablo Berger saw in a Spanish magazine, Blancanieves is a lovingly crafted tribute to the Brother’s Grimm fable Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Film Review: About Time (2013)
byAt the end of the day, it seems cheesy, but other than love, what is there really worth going back in time for? Everything else is icing if you have a happy family and a few good laughs. A real first date winner.
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: Paranoia (2013)
by“What did corporate America do to piss people off so badly?” is what film historians might ask when looking back on the twenty-tens and…
Film Review: Jobs (2013)
byAshton Kutcher is a revelation in the titular role, his performance is subtle and nuanced, a major divide from the usual, manic performances he delivers. He has the awkward, stilted, hunched swagger down to a fine art.