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Why Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
In honor of its 30th anniversary, 1984’s “Ghostbusters” has been playing in movie theaters across the country. It makes me happy that this movie is still an endearing classic that people will gather to...
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“They Came Together” & the Comedy of David Wain
New on Blu-ray and DVD, “They Came Together” is a film that stars Paul Rudd as an executive at a heartless conglomerate and Amy Poehler as a small business owner at risk of losing her store to the...
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“The Drop:” One to Hang Onto
In “The Drop,” the latest film to be based on Dennis Lehane (“Mystic River”) fiction, Belgian film director Michaël R. Roskam revels in the depths of gritty American noir with the excitement of an...
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IF Film Fest: Where Great Cinema Thrives
Local film enthusiasts should be happy to know that our city will be hosting events next week that will proudly celebrate current independent cinema. The newly titled IF Film festival (formerly...
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“The Boxtrolls:” A Great Ride
I hope stop-motion animation never goes away, though I won’t be surprised if it does. As long as companies like Laika Entertainment continue utilizing a process which is almost as old as cinema itself,...
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See This Girl Before She’s Gone
“Gone Girl” is based on Gillian Flynn’s critically acclaimed mystery novel about a seemingly perfect couple who cause a media frenzy when the gorgeous wife vanishes and the charming husband starts to...
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Fall/Winter 2014: Should We Be Excited?
Now that the mostly-unsuccessful summer lineup is finished and the compellingly sinister experience of David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” has just started the fall season with great success at the Box Office,...
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“The Best of Me” and “Fury”
By Bennett Duckworth Contributing Writer I just saw “The Best of Me” and “Fury” – which is not a healthy combination to have floating in your system. It’s like an over-sweetened Starbucks beverage...
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“Dear White People” Examines Race
Like “Do the Right Thing,” “Dear White People” is an intelligent exploration of real race issues in contemporary America, but discusses the relevant sensitive material in the safety zone of satirical...
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Alex Ross Perry Talks About Realizing Success and Misery in “Listen Up Philip”
Through three films, writer/director Alex Ross Perry has slowly gathered a good deal of attention and acclaim. Critic, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, calls Perry, “…one of the most interesting and vital new...
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In Theaters Now!
Interstellar I’m actually pretty unhappy with this movie, despite the relatively positive critical and popular response it has received. The beginning is strong and fascinating. The middle is...
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Jazzed About Whiplash
“Whiplash” is about a young jazz drummer, played by Miles Teller, studying at a prestigious New York conservatory under the cruel tutelage of an obsessive band director, played by J.K. Simmons. Nothing...
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Left Feeling Hungry For More
After the sabotage of the 75th Annual Hunger Games, our heroine, Ms. Katnis Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has been taken in by the rebels of District 13. Katniss’ legacy of defiance has inspired revolt...
View Article2014: So Far…
Last night I sat through Focus Features’ pathetic plea for end-of-the-year prestige through “The Theory of Everything” (aka: A Brief Waste of Time). The film’s rising star, Eddie Redmayne, may give one...
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Good in Theory, Bad in Practice
If you have heard that they made a movie about that “brainy guy” but you can’t remember the title when you go to the multiplex, I’ll give you a hint: It’s not called “Hawkingjay.” “The Theory of...
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The Babadook and Exodus: Gods and Kings
Let me start off by venting my frustration over missing Chris Rock’s “Top Five” this weekend. When I found out that The Village 8 was showing “The Babadook,” I had no choice but to make this terrifying...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
There’s a forgiving fan in me, who is simply happy to see familiar characters and places, when viewing a movie attached to a franchise, which I love. The post The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies...
View ArticleThe Olympians and the Enigmatist
Telling a history is challenging when it comes to cinematic representation. I never sit down to view a historical drama or biopic without the assumption that I’m being fed deceptions. As much as I love...
View ArticlePynchon Brought to the Big Screen with Gusto
After his crowning accomplishment, “There Will Be Blood,” director Paul Thomas Anderson’s work seems to be missing something he had with all his previous work. The post Pynchon Brought to the Big...
View ArticleOscar “True Story” Overdose
Between November and January of every year, I wind up with a “to-watch” list, made up of serious films nominated for awards, which were held from wide release until that particular time of year. The...
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