REVIEW: I’m Not There [2007]
“Tangled Up In Blue” Across the Universe is not the only film this year to use a musician’s work as the backbone to a story. Todd Haynes has used the life and music of singer Bob Dylan in order to...
View ArticleREVIEW: Kung Fu Panda [2008]
“Can you handle the crazy feet?” Pixar is where it is at for me animation-wise in Hollywood. Maybe that makes me a snob, but something about their films resonate on a level that the others can’t even...
View ArticleTIFF10 REVIEW: 127 Hours [2010]
“This rock has been waiting for me my entire life” If there is anyone working in or out of Hollywood that I would give a fighting chance at making a cinematic adaptation of the perilous, claustrophobic...
View ArticleREVIEW: Kung Fu Panda 2 [2011]
“Tell those musicians to play some action music because it is on” The phrase sophomore slump wasn’t just coined out of the blue; it is a very real description for a good number of sequels overall, but...
View ArticleREVIEW: It’s a Disaster [2013]
“The conversation is real Glenn. The problem is hypothetical.” Even though the Mayans and 2012 have passed, filmmakers still appear utterly fascinated by the end of the world and our reaction to it....
View ArticleREVIEW: The Arrested Development Documentary Project [2013]
“I like that guy, Mitch” Something had to suffer once the critically acclaimed and criminally under-watched television comedy “Arrested Development” was announced to be in production with new episodes...
View ArticleREVIEW: Pitch Perfect 2 [2015]
“And there are the props” A surprise hit from 2012, Pitch Perfect was more than hype. It was good. Good enough for a sequel? Sure. I was excited to see what might happen until the trailer dropped. Boy...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Post [2017]
“Quality drives profitability” Let’s be real: every Steven Spielberg film is a must-see, hype-driving machine. He’s a cinematic giant who rarely chooses a project to direct without extreme enthusiasm...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sorry to Bother You [2018]
“More like apples and the Holocaust” If you’re still unsure about whether capitalism brought the United States to its current position with extreme political divisiveness and the fallacy of what’s left...
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