CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA Is Superbly Acted Arthouse Fare
The last six months have offered some curious and self-reflective takes on actors in films like Birdman. Clouds of Sils …Read the Rest
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THE AGE OF ADALINE Leaves Viewers With Good and Bad Memories
Well, I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m not the target demographic for this weepy melodrama about a woman …Read the Rest
EX MACHINA Is Thoughtful and Challenging Science-Fiction
These days, the concept of artificial intelligence and its disturbing complications have become commonplace in many science-fiction projects. We’ve seen …Read the Rest
TRUE STORY Leaves Its Most Interesting Facets Undeveloped
Real life stories can be difficult to translate to fictional films. Sometimes they don’t exactly fit into a three act …Read the Rest
UNFRIENDED Can’t Quite Transcend Its Goofy Premise
Unfriended… the title doesn’t exactly send shivers down the spine. And call me a ghost story purist, but I find …Read the Rest
Luckily, FURIOUS 7 is More of the Same
One thing is an objective fact regarding this series; the titles are as confusing as Gary Busey explaining something he …Read the Rest
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Should Please Its Director’s Fans
Director and specialist-in-capturing-New-York-eccentricity Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Francis Ha) returns with yet another quirky tale in While …Read the Rest
WOMAN IN GOLD Is a Flawed But Intriguing Work
Ever wander around a European art gallery and wonder how so many of the works found their way into the …Read the Rest
HOME Isn’t A Place Worth Visiting
Dreamworks Animation has had an impressive run of films lately, including Mr. Peabody & Sherman and How to Train Your …Read the Rest
GET HARD will excite the Ferrell/Hart Fan
Comedies are tough to write about. I find it to be the most subjective genre of them all. One man’s …Read the Rest