Are you sick of the standard superhero movies hitting the multiplexes every three and half weeks? Bored with the same ol’ macho men in tights pummeling other macho men in tights ad nauseam? Do you enjoy “Adult” films that obtain…
In Hail, Caesar many of the Coen Brother’s career-long obsessions are on full display. A long lost era, a kidnap ransom and the lunacy of religion (among many others) are all repeated with the obsession of the faithful. While familiar…
Saturated with a refreshingly old fashioned sense and sensibility, The Finest Hours is an exciting throwback to the harrowing adventure films of days past. The fact that this is a Disney film makes all the more sense as the story…
Despite the facts, master-genius Charlie Kaufman’s new film Anomalisa is not wholly original. Sure, you have never seen anything like it. The film is the most personal and intimate animated film I have ever seen. The scope is remarkably small…
Repression saturates the screen as we witness the horrors of acceptance of an unwanted womanhood. Director Deniz Gamze Erguven gives us a filter less dissension within the world of five orphaned sisters as they struggle for sanity living in a…
Are you ready to take a deep soak in the mind of Tarantino? His new mammoth Western, The Hateful Eight is a full-blown, bat-shit crazy epic built entirely from the wonderful words you’d expect in a QT film. Important thing…
It is mere seconds into Star Wars VII that it becomes clear that J.J. Abrams is doing right by our beloved fables. The required orchestral brassy blast announces the Star Wars title and the screen crawl begins with the news…
As I sit and contemplate 2015’s cinematic entertainment it is pretty apparent that this was a great year. Superhero movies took a much needed backseat to some original entertainment while PIXAR made a comeback that would make Walt proud. Some…
As a member of the SDFCS I can say with complete bias that this is a nice list!!!! San Diego Film Critics Society 2015 Award Winners: Best Picture Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Runner Up: EX MACHINA Best Director Winner:…
Spielberg meets Dahl to be distributed through Disney. Here is the first teaser for The BFG