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Tag Archives: reviews
Review: The 5th Wave (2016)
I loved the books by Rick Yancey (two out so far, the third coming out in May, apparently). I had hoped that … the movie would be good. I really did. Those books are RICH with excellent material. Sadly, it’s … Continue reading
“The Long Shadow of Gilda“: My Essay Up on Criterion
The Criterion Collection’s release of Charles Vidor’s Gilda came out this week. You can order it here. Special features include: commentary track by critic Richard Schickel, interview with Film Noir guru Eddie Mueller, plus a couple of wonderful heart-warming clips … Continue reading
Review: Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party (2015)
I interviewed writer/director Stephen Cone about his film Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, which opens this Friday. I also reviewed the film for Rogerebert.com. It’s a terrific film.
Review: Heaven Knows What (2015)
Someone on IMDB called Heaven Knows What an “incomprehensible mess.” But a junkie’s life IS “an incomprehensible mess,” right? The life of a drug addict does not proceed in a linear way. Days do not make sense the way they … Continue reading
Review: Ballet 422 (2015)
Jody Lee Lipes’ documentary Ballet 422 charts the progress of conception to premiere of the New York City Ballet’s 422nd new ballet, developed within the company. New York City Ballet is a large company (91 dancers), with a Santa’s Village … Continue reading
The Revenant (2015); d. Alejandro González Iñárritu
The wilderness in The Revenant is so forbiddingly grand, so austere and isolated, so gigantic that there are moments when you wonder, “How … actually … did they film this thing? No, seriously. I really want to know.” The Revenant … Continue reading
10 Best Movies of 2015: Rogerebert.com Contributors
The 10 regular reviewers at Rogerebert.com were polled for our top movies. Editors then tallied up the polls, came up with the winners: 10 Best Films of 2015 Each of us were assigned to write a short piece on one … Continue reading
Review: The Big Short (2015); d. Adam McKay
Michael Lewis’ The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, which he wrote after the phenom that was Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, unravels the insanely complicated and interconnected-jumble that was the sub-prime mortgage debacle which ended up … Continue reading