An Emotional Journey From the Backwoods of Romania. Now on DVD
Director: Radu Jude/Romanian/2015
About 10 years ago, Romania made a big splash on the internati...
Fantasy Sequel Improves on the Original
DIRECTOR: JAMES BOBIN/2016
I did not enjoy 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. I don’t fault Mia Wasikowska, who played Ali...
A Film With Lots To Say, That Doesn't Seem To Be Able To Say It
DIRECTOR: PAMELA ROMANOWSKY/2016
Director Pamela Romanowsky has a knack for attracting stron...
A Disappointing Installment In An Already Disappointing Series
Well, it’s not good. In a sea of dystopian YA lit. adaptations, Divergent has always been the ru...
Tim Blake Nelson Addresses Every Man's Journey To The Grave
Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou?, Holes, Lincoln) writes, directs, produces, and stars i...
Love, Loneliness, Longing (And Puppets)
I have a friend who, after seeing an ambitious but puzzling film, will say, “I don’t know what it’s saying, but it’s sa...
There May Still Be a Little Tread on These Road Chip Tires for Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
DIRECTOR: Walt Becker/2015
I am here to review Alvin and the...
Ultra Violent, Yet Ultra Forgettable
DIRECTED BY NIMA NOURIZADEH/2015
We‘ve seen a lot of Americans at the movies in the past decade or so. American ...
Smaller Marvel Movie Stands Tall Amid Much Strife
DIRECTED BY PEYTON REED/2015
The tall and short of Ant-Man is that he’ll always be the little guy. ...
Documentary Delivers The Talent And Tragedy of Amy Winehouse
DIRECTED BY ASIF KAPADIA/2015
The tragic, sad death of vocal marvel Amy Winehouse rocked the mu...
