Oh, Michael Mann… You can’t tell because disapproving looks do not translate through the written word but I am gazing upon my computer screen with the most disfavoring of expressions. Mann, a unique filmmaker of masculine cinema (The Insider, Heat…
We’ve seen plenty of beloved children’s properties get the CG reboot treatment lately, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Smurfs. The latest is Paddington, but unlike those previous adaptations, this one surprises as a refreshing effort that does most…
Watching Selma evoked many thoughts, one of the strongest being that I am an uneducated dolt with the intelligence of a well-crafted leather shoe. I should know this story. The great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his cause descending…
There is not one possibility that I will be the only one to refer to the new P.T. Anderson as Incoherent Vice instead of its proper title. But I’m going to start with that regardless because viewing the film had…
With a late December release and notable cast, there’s a lot of Oscar buzz last month surrounding the latest film from director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie, Big Fish, Ed Wood). Sometimes this a good thing, but occasionally it can mislead viewers.…
It’s been five years since the last title in the series, but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from going to the sequel well once more – this time with Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The concept of this…
It’s been a long road, but The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies finally marks the end of any more foreseeable Tolkien filmic adaptations. While The Lord of the Rings trilogy enraptured audiences, The Hobbit series hasn’t quite grabbed…
I’ll be brutally honest before beginning this review… I’m not a religious man. That’s not to say that I can’t enjoy a well made Biblical epic now and again. In fact, it seems like there’s been something of a renaissance…
Once again, Hollywood has taken to chopping one film into two halves. In this case, it’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjaw that has been given the split. This approach is often troublesome, particularly in finding a dramatic climax for a movie…
Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. Exemplifying this notion yet again is Foxcatcher, the latest film from director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball). Like his previous efforts, this is another biopic based on real people. However, this story is much…