Sundance Journal: ‘Mud’
‘Mud’ picked up a lot of buzz when it was previously screened at Cannes. Well, it turns out that the buzz was well-founded.
‘Mud’ picked up a lot of buzz when it was previously screened at Cannes. Well, it turns out that the buzz was well-founded.
The movie I had been most excited to see at Sundance this year turns out to be one of the best films that the festival has to offer.
Was there any doubt that Korean director Park Chan-wook would create a stunningly attractive yet creepy movie for his first English language picture? No. Was I expecting as much of a Hitchcock homage that I got? Most certainly not...
Watching children struggle is one of the hardest things for me to see in movies. Films about kids stuck in loveless families with neglectful parents are heartbreaking. Maybe that’s why ‘The Inevitable Defeat of Mister ...
If this weekend proved anything, Oscar nominations can truly boost a film’s performance, movies with lesser MPAA ratings make more money, and star power doesn’t mean as much as it used to.
Sure, they’re getting lauded with accolades now, but this year’s Oscar nominees haven’t always been renowned for award-caliber filmmaking excellence. In this week’s Roundtable, we take a look at some of the...
‘LUV’ is one of the strangest but most interesting coming-of-age films I’ve seen. Above all else, the movie excels in character development, which is probably why director Sheldon Candis was able to secure an A-L...
Allen Hughes (half of the Hughes Brothers, directors of ‘Menace II Society‘ and ‘The Book of Eli‘) branches off on his own with the political crime drama ‘Broken City’. The story dives into the ...
Looking at the casts of this week’s new releases, you might think that we’re bound for some great movies. Unfortunately, taking into account that we’re smack-dab in the middle of January, it’s obvious that ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger once promised us that he’d be back. Well, he has delivered on that promise. Over nine years since he last headlined an action film (‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines‘), Arnold is back with...
Talking with Johnny Knoxville for a brief moment was very satisfying. He’s a lot of fun and does a great job with Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘The Last Stand’. As a matter of fact, Knoxville is one of the best parts...
Like most of us, I grew up watching Arnold Schwarzenegger films, and I loved them all. I’d see each new Schwarzenegger flick with my dad the day it came out. This was like a tradition for us, from the ‘Terminator‘...