What's the Matter with Kids Today???
DIRECTED BY NOAH BAUMBACH/2015 (U.S. release)
For the blu-ray release of the movie Blow-Out, forty-something filmmaker...
The Reved-Up Action Franchise Says Goodbye To Paul Walker The Only Way It Knows How
DIRECTED BY JAMES WAN/2015
Jim Tudor: Big, loud, macho cool.
It took some...
Our Crew Weighs In On Seeing Essential De Niro Films For The First Time
Brian De Palma discovered him, Martin Scorsese made him an icon. On screen, he is ...
Programmer of Cinema St. Louis' annual Classic French Film Festival
Cliff Froehlich is the executive director of Cinema St. Louis, an organization devoted to p...
Kenneth Branagh's Take Offers Grace But Lacks Charm
DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH/2015
Kindness doesn’t cost… Love doesn’t cost…
Such are the paraphrased pronou...
Vince Vaughn Comedy Is Not So Fun, Fun, Fun On The Autobahn
DIRECTED BY KEN SCOTT/2015
I can’t imagine that the world has been longing for yet another Vince V...
Flatlined Resurrection Horror Can't Re-Animate
DIRECTED BY DAVID GELB/2015
If this review is nothing special, that’s because it’s in keeping with the film it’s ...
This Grimy Tub Should've Never Been Filled
DIRECTED BY STEVE PINK/2015
It would be wrong to call Hot Tub Time Machine 2 an ugly, smug, hateful waste of cinema...
Colorful Adaptation of Beloved Children's Film Bears Watching
DIRECTED BY PAUL KING/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Going into Paddington, I fully expected a f...
Costner's Race Relation Drama Has Its Strong Points
DIRECTED BY MIKE BINDER/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Dances with Wolves. Field of Dreams. JFK.
A...
Jim co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He's been writing about films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy. He is the current President of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and an adjunct instructor of film studies at Webster University. He's also worked as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
