Celebrating Eight Decades of Self-Assured Glamour and Presence
Jim Tudor: Far be it from me to declare who’s a “real woman” and who isn’t, but few would chall...
Retirees Go To Iceland. And That's About It.
DIRECTED BY AARON KATZ, MARTHA STEPHENS/2014
In the sub-sub genre of old guys traveling to Iceland, I suppose L...
Woody Allen Still Believes... But In What?
DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN/2014
Woody Allen may not believe in God, but he does believe in magic. This much has been...
Cosmic Adventure and a Machine Gun Raccoon. Does Marvel Have You Hooked Yet?
DIRECTED BY JAMES GUNN/2014
Jukebox heroes, stars in their eyes!
That’s one song th...
James Brown Biopic Gets Down With Its Bad Self
DIRECTED BY TATE TAYLOR/2014
The brand new James Brown biopic Get On Up is a mixed bag, both admirable ...
Polanski Takes on Centuries-Old Provocations
DIRECTED BY ROMAN POLANSKI/FRENCH, GERMAN/2014 (U.S. theatrical release)
Roman Polanski, at age 80, has made a lot ...
Why This Sequel Can't Quite Rise
DIRECTED BY MATT REEVES/2014
It takes a lots of chutzpah to make, market, and deliver a highly anticipated visual effects dri...
Fade Out, Mr. Ebert
DIRECTED BY STEVE JAMES/2014
Life Itself is the new documentary about film critic Roger Ebert. It is not about film criticism, or even movi...
As the Next APES Prequel Dawns, We Look Back at the Previous Entry
In anticipation of this week’s coming release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, here’s my o...
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.
