What You Should Be Watching, the Independence Day Edition
The Fourth of July is all about fireworks and liberation, and so, sort of, is MAGIC MIKE XXL. Good-natured, sexy, and yet, as I say in my full review (click here), … Continue reading
July 4, 2015 · Leave a comment
JUPITER ASCENDING. Not.
The Wachowskis know how to produce a spectacle. In that, they may very well be the cinematic heirs of Cecil B. DeMille, whose films featured showmanship of the highest caliber, … Continue reading
February 4, 2015 · Leave a comment
Bennett Miller on Truth, Facts, and Fake Noses in FOXCATCHER
During a press day, it’s usually the publicist who gives the signal that time is up. In the case of Bennett Miller, though, he was concerned that the opening … Continue reading
November 21, 2014 · Leave a comment
22 JUMP STREET: Jump for Joy
Schmidt and Jenko are back, and we should all rejoice. 22 JUMP STREET starts out every bit as funny as 21 JUMP STREET was, and then keeps upping its game. … Continue reading
June 13, 2014 · Leave a comment
Killer Movie Reviews 