Care to Bet on the Outcome?
DIRECTED BY GAVIN HOOD/2013
ERIK YATES: Orson Scott Card’s epic novel Ender’s Game is the tale of our future after having defeat...
The Gospel According to Terence Fisher
DIRECTED BY TERENCE FISHER/1958
Horror of Dracula (aka Dracula in its native U.K.) opens with great, thunderous horro...
Animated Turkey Hits Plymouth Rock Bottom
DIRECTED BY JIMMY HAYWARD/2013
In a rare occurrence, American narcissism trumps Hollywood’s modern global cash-gra...
A Documentary Trip to Sweet Home Alabama
DIRECTED BY GREG 'FREDDY' CAMALIER/2013
We open on a “singing river” before entering into The Land of 1000 Dances. ...
Comparing and Contrasting The Big One-Word Titled Films of Fall 2013
“Life in space is impossible.”
Ditto that when it comes to life as a 1970s Formula 1 ...
The 75th Anniversary 3D IMAX Release
DIRECTED BY VICTOR FLEMING/1939
Sometimes, it’s good to go home again. More to the point, there’s no place like home. (...
Considering the French Film That Spawned Brian De Palma's PASSION
With the current release of director Brian De Palma’s new thriller Passion (regrettably not t...
Guillermo del Toro's Giant Robot and Monster Mash
DIRECTED BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO/2013
JIM TUDOR: Giant robots versus giant monsters. That’s really all anyon...
A Life in the Dark, Fully Lived
by morteneng21, 2013
Roger Ebert, the most famous and influential film critic of all time, has died. Just yesterday he pub...
Disney Game-Changer Earns a Medal
DIRECTED BY RICH MOORE/2012
“Wreck-It Mouse”. For whatever unknown reason, that’s the zinger that my two year old son unl...
Jim has been reviewing films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy (formerly TwitchFilm, both as Featured Critic), ImagineDat, and KTRS 550 AM. He co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He is Director of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and works as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosts the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children. He loves Star Wars, Queen, and the band Daniel Amos.
