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 ...
Sequel Douses its Franchise ill will
DIRECTED BY ROBERTS GANNAWAY/2014
Having not seen last summer’s Disney’s Planes (“From the world of Pixar’s ...
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...
A Personal Redemption Story for One Man, and Hopefully the Entire Modern Music Industry
Director: JOHN CARNEY/2014
Mark Ruffalo is Dan, a washed up alcoholi...
How Do You Solve a Criminal Case When Your Main Perpetuator Just Might Be the Devil?
Director: SCOTT DERRICKSON/2014
Eric Bana is New York Police Officer Ra...
A WINSOME AND CHARMING LITTLE MOVIE
Melissa McCarthy Isn't Reinventing The Wheel, But This Is A Smooth Ride Nonetheless
DIRECTOR: BEN FALCONE/2014
I think Holl...
The Little Engine That Should...
Director: BONG JOON-HO/2014
Director Joon-ho Bong makes his English-language film debut with Snowpiercer, based on the Fren...
THERE’S NOTHING OBVIOUS ABOUT OBVIOUS CHILD
Art, Like Life, Is Messy And Complicated And Scary And Beautiful
DIRECTOR: GILLIAN ROBESPIERRE/2014
Let’s get the o...