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Tag Archives: reviews
Review: The Right Kind of Wrong (2014)
Watching The Right Kind of Wrong, it became a fun game to “spot the folks who also appeared on Supernatural“, the main one being the lead actress, Sara Canning, who played the Amazon in Season 7’s “Slice Girls”. But there’s … Continue reading
Review: U Want Me 2 Kill Him? (2014)
Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story. Right in my wheelhouse of interest, but misses the mark somehow. Not without interest. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
The Art of the Steal (2014); Written/Directed by Jonathan Sobol
Loved this movie. Guffawed with laughter watching it and am still laughing about some of the bits of schtick. And then there’s Kurt Russell, playing an Evel Kneivel-type character, complete with white jump suit. I mean, really? What more do … Continue reading
Review: A Farewell to Fools (2014)
A Farewell to Fools, shot in Romania, with a Romanian cast of actors, except for the two big stars, Harvey Keitel and Gerard Depardieu, wants to be a farce. It reaches farcical levels in one scene only. Other than that, … Continue reading
Review: Bethlehem (2014)
Bethlehem, co-written by an Israeli and an Arab, tells the story of an Israeli secret service agent and his teenage Palestinian informant. What does it mean to play both sides in a conflict? Can that situation EVER go over well? … Continue reading
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
My second piece for Epicurious on food and film, this one on The Godfather.
Posted in Movies
Tagged Al Pacino, drama, Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, reviews
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Review: The Bag Man (2014)
Bummer. I had high hopes for this one. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Review: Son of God (2014)
Son of God was already seen as part of the History Channel’s highly-rated “The Bible” mini-series last year, and now the Jesus-part of it is coming to theaters everywhere. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Review: The Wind Rises (2014); directed by Hayao Miyazaki
“The Wind Rises” is the latest from beloved Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki (it’s nominated for an Oscar) and Miyazaki has also announced it will be his final feature. I saw the version that was in Japanese with English subtitles. There … Continue reading
Review: Omar (2014); directed by Hany Abu-Assad
The latest from director Hany Abu-Assad, and his first Palestinian feature since Paradise Now, Omar is pretty great. Upsetting, exciting, romantic, energetically filmed, great characters and scene-work. Also, best of all, it doesn’t present solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in … Continue reading