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Tag Archives: reviews
Review: Spotlight (2015)
Really really good. Newspaper movie about the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team breaking of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. My review of Spotlight is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: The Martian (2015); d. Ridley Scott
I won’t write a full review (although will point you to Matt Zoller Seitz’s thoughtful and insightful review over at Rogerebert.com), but I did just want to say how much I loved the film, and to recommend seeing it in … Continue reading
Review: James White (2015); d. Josh Mond
A couple of the films I have loved this year are big blockbusters with special-effects. Mad Max: Fury Road. The Martian. These are fine films, with grounded stories, superb acting, gorgeous and evocative effects and high stakes. Hats off. But … Continue reading
Review: Suffragette (2015)
I did not care for it at all. My review of Suffragette is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: A Question of Love: 1978 TV Movie starring Gena Rowlands
Alongside her film career, Gena Rowlands worked constantly in television (and this was true from her earliest days in the 1950s.) Her husband John Cassavetes also worked constantly in television and film, with key roles in (famously), The Dirty Dozen … Continue reading
Review: Crimson Peak (2015); d. Guillermo del Toro
I have a LOT to say about Guillermo del Toro’s latest. My four-star review of Crimson Peak is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Meadowland (2015), starring Luke Wilson and Olivia Wilde
I saw Meadowland at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, and it’s now slated to open in the States on October 16th. Keep an eye out for it. Here’s my original review of Meadowland at Rogerebert.com. Meadowland is the … Continue reading
Review: The Final Girls (2015)
A spoof on the horror-film trope of “The Final Girl”, The Final Girls is sometimes not-so-good, sometimes very entertaining – but doesn’t really have anything to say about “The Final Girl” concept. Look for Angela Trimbur though. That actress is … Continue reading
Outrage (1950); Directed by Pioneer Ida Lupino: A Powerful Examination of Rape and Its Aftermath
Ida Lupino was an anomaly, a phenom, a pioneer. She was an actress, of course, a woman whose acting career stretched from the early 1930s to Columbo episodes in the mid-1970s. At first her roles were insignificant, like in Artists … Continue reading
Review: 99 Homes (2015); d. Ramin Bahrani
Horrible poster. Ugh. Who would see the movie based on the poster? Oh, you marketing people. You are not artists, and it SHOWS. 99 Homes is a doozy, and people should see it. It’s not perfect, but it’s a relentless … Continue reading