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Review: Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
Check out my review over at Roger Ebert.
Posted in Movies
Tagged comedy, literary adaptation, reviews, Roger Ebert, William Shakespeare
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Review: After the Triumph Of Your Birth, (2012)
“Life feels like a gift you didn’t ask for. You appreciate the gesture. You just don’t know what to do with it.” Eli (Tom Dunne) is a self-described “traveling man”. He is on a journey to walk to the ocean … Continue reading
Review: The Kings of Summer
Two stars. It has some problems. My review for Roger Ebert here.
Review: The Internship
Loved it. My review for Roger Ebert here.
Review: Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell
I’m a huge admirer of Sarah Polley’s career, in general. Her latest film, a documentary, is called Stories We Tell, and it’s incredible. My review here at Roger Ebert.
Review: Sightseers
Sightseers, directed by Ben Wheatley, opens this Friday. A couple caravan through the Midlands area of England, killing people along the way. It’s hilarious. Loved it. My review for Roger Ebert.
Review What Maisie Knew
My latest for Roger Ebert: a review of What Maisie Knew, the modern-day telling of Henry James’ 1897 novel. It’s good. It’s upsetting.
Review: TFF 2013: Run & Jump
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Will Forte is well-known to American audiences from Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock and his appearances on “Conan,” makes his dramatic debut in Run & Jump, an Irish film about a 38-year-old … Continue reading
Ebert Fest 2013: Bernie, with Richard Linklater and Jack Black
2012 was a heavy-hitting year. An embarrassment of riches. We had The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, Amour, Beyond the Hills, Argo, Lincoln. The majority of these were in my Top 10 list for 2012. But one … Continue reading
Review: TFF 2013: Oxyana
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. “Nothing here but Oxy and coal,” says one of the subjects of Sean Dunne’s mournful documentary Oxyana. The “here” is Oceana, a once-bustling mining town in West Virginia, now decimated by Oxycontin … Continue reading