Tracking Mud On The Red Carpet In Our Voting For The Best Of The Year
During the 2014 Oscar season, the ZekeFilm co-founders had the big idea to host our own s...
Émile Zola Adaptation Fails to Gather Steam
DIRECTED BY CHARLIE STRATTON/2013
Torrid adultery, chronic illness, arranged marriage, and a terminally damp and...
Volcano Death Romance Erupts with Mediocrity
DIRECTED BY PAUL W.S. ANDERSON/2014
In Pompeii, the ancient Roman city of the title (circa 79 A.D.) is about to...
Teen Romance Runs Hot and Cold
DIRECTED BY SHANA FESTE/2014
The new teen melodrama Endless Love commits a myriad of sins. And I’m not just referring to the ...
Wartime Patriotism Done Right (Or Left)
DIRECTED BY GEORGE CLOONEY/2014
“That belongs in a museum!!”
“So do you!”
That, of course, is an early stretch...
The Dramatic Latest From An Iranian Master Director
DIRECTED BY ASGHAR FARHADI/2013
Elsa, one of the heroines of Disney’s hit film Frozen sings, “the past i...
1967 - 2014
Jim Tudor, ZekeFilm co-founder
For film buffs, this is one Super Bowl Sunday we’ll never forget. And it sadly has nothing to do with the big game...
Real Men Bake Pies in Melodramatic Throwback
DIRECTED BY JASON REITMAN/2013
Kate Winslet is a Real Woman. And Josh Brolin is a Real Man. And yet, they canno...
Mini Reviews of the Contenders for Best Animated and Best Live Action Shorts
Each year, millions of Oscar viewers who are inclined to play along at home pickin...
The 2011 Documentary Pastiche Address Civil Rights Then and Now.
DIRECTED BY GÖRAN HUGO OLSSON/2011
Black Power Mixtape does not succumb. It is a documentar...
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-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
