We are all familiar with the big names that get most of the Hollywood press these days – Clooney, Streep, Pitt, Roberts, Cruise, etc. But there are a host of other great actors and actresses that never get the praise they deserve. In fact, many have faces that movie fans recognize but names they don’t. Of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Dark Knight Rises”
The superhero genre has been going strong for several years now and I’ve been wondering when was it going to run out of steam. At what point was the quality of the films going to suffer leading audiences to say enough is enough? In 2005 Christopher Nolan made a great contribution to the genre with … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Moonrise Kingdom”
Going into a Wes Anderson film there are several things you know to expect: a healthy dose of dry and sometimes offbeat humor, a unique visual style, and familiar aesthetics that permeate each of his movies. “Moonrise Kingdom” is no different from other Anderson efforts in terms of it’s storytelling style and visual presentation. This is his first film … Continue reading
“TO ROME WITH LOVE” – 2 STARS
I’ve never been a big Woody Allen fan. But my appreciation for his filmmaking grew with last year’s amazing “Midnight in Paris”, a fantastic film that was wonderfully written, genuinely funny, and purely magical. Allen’s European tour continue’s with “To Rome With Love” yet another romantic comedy taking place in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The A-Team” (2010)
I was a big fan of the original “A-Team” TV show so naturally I was interested in seeing this group of guys move to the big screen. The TV show was a pretty fun mix of over-the-top action and good-natured humor and it found a pretty strong following. Sadly the movie adaptation is a loud, obnoxious, and rather … Continue reading
REVIEW: “BEFORE SUNRISE” (1995)
It’s gotten to where it is really difficult to find a good romantic drama or a good romantic comedy out of the host of mediocre to bad films that Hollywood churns out these days. So many of these movies employ the same stale formulas and the same conventional approach to storytelling. Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” … Continue reading
