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Tag Archives: reviews
Review: The Gift (2015)
Actor Joel Edgerton (whom I have had a crush on since Zero Dark Thirty) steps into the director’s chair with The Gift, also acting, and he also wrote the script. It’s terrific! Great psychological thriller, with excellent performances from Edgerton, … Continue reading
Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
This movie has been extremely buzz-y and that can be a good/bad thing. It’s a movie you’ve heard a lot about before you go into it. I avoided reviews and think-pieces (it’s already generated a few: and, side note, can … Continue reading
Review: Samba (2015)
Treating immigration as somewhat slapstick may not be to everyone’s taste. And Samba doesn’t quite hold together. But Omar Sy is so appealing, he makes up for a lot of the script’s deficiencies. My review of Samba is now up … Continue reading
Review: A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (2015)
A really good documentary about the 2011 Internet hoax that swept the world, the blog written by a supposed “gay girl in Damascus.” My review of The Amina Profile is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Mad Women (2015)
So far, I’m three for three this month at Ebert. Mad Women is awful. And not because it’s “shocking” but because it is bad. These bad movies are wearing me down. My review of Mad Women is now up at … Continue reading
Review: Tap World (2015)
“Rhythm is the international language.” That’s just one quote of many about the importance of rhythm in Dean Hargrove’s Tap World a celebration of the global tap dancing community. Coming in at a brisk 72 minutes, Tap World makes its … Continue reading
Review: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014); directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
I reviewed A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night for Rogerebert.com, and put it on my Top Movies of the year list. It weaves some kind of weird spell, with its genre mix of vampire-horror, family-angst-drama, 1950s gearhead/rebel-kids, and Spaghetti … Continue reading
Review: In Stereo (2015)
My second review of the week, the first being Faith of Our Fathers. I didn’t think Faith of Our Fathers was any good but it didn’t piss me off like In Stereo. My review of In Stereo is now up … Continue reading
Review: Faith of Our Fathers (2015)
The latest Christian movie from the studio that brought out God Is Not Dead. Faith of Our Fathers is an explicitly Christian film, but that’s no excuse for its lackluster presentation or its bad acting. There are plenty of Christian … Continue reading
Review: Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina knocked me out. Knocked me OUT, I tell you. Written and directed by Alex Garland (a novelist and screenwriter), it is a first feature: extraordinary, considering the authority the film carries. There are no first-time jitters in evidence. … Continue reading