SECRET IN THEIR EYES Leaves Viewers at a Distance
Some movies are slow-burns. Quiet and menacing, building slowly to a nerve-wracking confrontation or shocking reveal. Based on the Spanish/Argentine …Read the Rest
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THE 33 Doesn’t Delve Deeply Enough Into Its Characters
Most people remember the 2010 Chilean calamity that left miners stranded miles beneath the ground. So it comes a bit …Read the Rest
SPOTLIGHT Is A Story Worth Investigating
It’s a busy week for real stories receiving big screen adaptations. The film Spotlight details the 2001 exploration by several …Read the Rest
THE PEANUTS MOVIE Is Charming Despite A Few Missteps
It’s been 65 years since cartoonist Charles Shultz created Peanuts, a newspaper strip detailing the trials of downtrodden school-kid Charlie …Read the Rest
SPECTRE Brings Back the Old-Fashioned Bond Formula
I’m a huge James Bond fan, so I’ll admit to being biased as far as entries in this spy series …Read the Rest
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER is Standard Popcorn-Movie Fodder
Vin Diesel makes 80’s movies. This has been true for nearly his entire career but it took seeing him in …Read the Rest
ROCK THE KASBAH Could Use Some Fine-Tuning
Director Barry Levinson has had a storied career filled with plenty of strong titles (Diner, The Natural, Rain Man, Bugsy, …Read the Rest
CRIMSON PEAK Is Both Sweet and Sour
I’ve often wondered why the spirits of the deceased are so darn vague in their warnings to loved ones in …Read the Rest
GOOSEBUMPS Gives Kids A Fun Monster-Fix
For those too young or (in my case) too old to remember Goosebumps, they were a series of incredibly successful …Read the Rest
99 HOMES Makes Strong Points, But Doesn’t Inspire Enough Outrage
Based upon the recent housing crisis, 99 Homes takes on a large and complicated web responsible for crippling the average …Read the Rest