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...
Cold as Ice, Warm as the Sun
Welcome to the inaugural entry in our new Film Admissions column!
Each time (monthly, or thereabouts), all ZekeFilm contributor...
Grey is not the Warmest Color
DIRECTED BY SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON/2015
Jim Tudor: The year long-plus onslaught of hype and advertising have been telling us that “M...
Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis Star in Michael Mann's Hacker Actioner
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MANN/2015
JIM TUDOR: Opening with an extended shot of informatio...
A Two-Shot Review Thinly Disguised as a List
DIRECTED BY CHRIS ROCK/2014
Jim Tudor: If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that everything is made mo...
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.
