Disney Banks on MARY POPPINS Goodwill
DIRECTED BY JOHN LEE HANCOCK/2013
When observing the familiar corporate synergy just under the surface of Saving Mr. B...
The Orient Depress
DIRECTED BY YUAN ZHANG/MANDARIN/2013 (USA release)
The success of China’s economy has been well documented. Whenever one country can buy ...
Pugilistic Populist Produces Praiseworthy Picture
DIRECTED BY SETH KRAMER, DANIEL A. MILLER, JEREMY NEWBERGER/2013 (USA release)
In the days of old there we...
Five ZF Critics Tune In For More Ron Burgundy Comedy
DIRECTOR: ADAM MCKAY/2013
Dave Henry, Jim Tudor, Erik Yates, Victor Labrada, and ZekeFilm newcomer Paul...
Beat Generation Origin Story Explodes With Dark Verve
DIRECTED BY JOHN KROKIDAS/2013
As far as an origin story of award winning beat poet Allen Ginsberg goe...
What a Long Strange Trip it's Been
DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER PAYNE/2013
JIM TUDOR: In his long and winding career, Bruce Dern has been on a lot of strange trips...
A Look at the Subversive Nature of Human-Interest Stories
Director: STEPHEN FREARS/2013
Philomena is based on the true story of Philomena Lee who was forced...
Well-Meaning WWII Book Adaptation Reads as Maudlin
DIRECTED BY BRIAN PERCIVAL/2013
Not that the rise of the Nazi party lends itself to much moral ambiguity,...
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...
