Mexican B-Filmmaker Biopic is no ED WOOD
DIRECTED BY SEBASTIAN DEL AMO/SPANISH/2012 (U.S. Release 2013)
Although it’s been called a “pitch perfect tribute” ...
Boredom Reaches New Heights
DIRECTED BY WENDY J.N. LEE/ENGLISH, TIBETAN/2013 (USA release)
83 years ago Mahatma Gandhi challenged colonial powers by embarki...
A Look at a Sequel 14 Years in the Making
Director: MALCOLM D. LEE/2013
The Best Man was an ensemble film that came out in 1999. It featured Taye Diggs as ...
A Gritty Look at AIDS and a Commentary on the Dignity of Every Life
Director: JEAN-MARC VALLÉE/2013
Authors note: In order to capture the language of the fi...
Trampled Underfoot In England
DIRECTED BY CLIO BARNARD/2013
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’...
A Strong Cast Provides Us With a Hollow Caricature of the Fallen Princess
Director: OLIVER HERSCHBIEGEL/2013
Princess Diana was larger than life. She was a...
Noteworthy Three Hour French Drama Pushes Buttons
DIRECTED BY ABDELLATIF KECHICHE/FRENCH/2013
Now this is French…! At least, it’s what many may think of wh...
Marvel's Latest is a Marvel Indeed
DIRECTED BY ALAN TAYLOR/2013
Filmmakers and studios alike, take note: this is how you do a blockbuster movie.
Apparen...
Good Intentions Don't Hide the Flaws
DIRECTOR: ROTIMI RAINWATER/2013
It’s hard to review a movie like Sugar honestly without feeling like a heel. The direc...
Is This the Start of the AARP Pack, a Rival to the Rat Pack and Brat Pack?
Director: JON TURTELTAUB/2013
The 2001 Ocean’s 11 remake, starring George Clooney...
