film review
Families react to tragedy in “August: Osage County” and “Nebraska”
January 21, 2014By now, we should be convinced that Meryl Streep can do anything, but we've never seen her do ugly like this!
Read more“The Wolf of Wall Street”: “Mean Streets” director does “Ugly Street”
January 17, 2014It's an ugly, unforgivable movie of shameful practices and sociopathic tendencies. How else, of course, would you make a movie about Wall Street finance?
Read moreHorror movies with a conscience?
October 31, 2013The movies that follow are fantasies based on real, immediate, contemporary threats.
Read more“The Summit:” Adventure, death, jaw-dropping cinematography
October 9, 2013The Summit provokes many questions, but should appeal to aficionados of adventure (in particular mountaineering).
Read moreNew movies: thrillers, farmers, communists and Armstrong’s lie
October 7, 2013Prisoners is a thriller allegory about U.S. foreign policy featuring a dream cast including Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo.
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