Motherless Brooklyn Review: One Gumshoe Short of a Pair
Film noir can be a tough sell in modern cinema. Motherless Brooklyn seems intent on displaying all the reasons why it doesn’t work, but that doesn’t mean it’s a total waste of 144 minutes.
Film noir can be a tough sell in modern cinema. Motherless Brooklyn seems intent on displaying all the reasons why it doesn’t work, but that doesn’t mean it’s a total waste of 144 minutes.
There must be another movie that wastes a talented cast as thoroughly as ‘Collateral Beauty’ does, but it’s really hard to think of one. The film desperately wants to be a new ‘It’s a Wonderful Life...
We aren’t quite there yet, but there will come a point when people recognize that Seth Rogen is actually a little underappreciated. He’s made some crap, sure, but when the guy actually writes and controls his projects ...
Oh sure, they may be basking in the acclaim of their latest hits now, but this year’s Oscar nominees haven’t always starred in such award-worthy movies. In fact, many of them have made a lot of crap. As we prepare to w...
Birdman is a big swinging bit of show-off filmmaking for everyone involved. Thankfully, the final result is wildly entertaining and just plain weird enough to justify all the grandstanding. No single member of the team succeeds mo...
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This summer finds studios revisiting two franchises from the last decade in hopes of reigniting new interest. The previews make both movies look interesting, but that only means they’re serving their function as expected. Ne...
Once again with the comedy! But wait! These next two trailers actually look funny and could very likely deliver the laughs. At least, I can see myself enjoying them, probably one more than the other.
Indie movies dominate the Blu-ray scene this week, with a special emphasis on indie movies from the mid ’90s about gambling. What a strange niche to fill all of a sudden.
It’s a rough week for Netflix fans. We’re losing ‘Dances with Wolves’, ‘Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room’ and plenty more. What we gain in exchange is a bit of a disappointment.
With the release of ‘The Social Network‘ (one of last year’s best reviewed and highest grossing films), last week was pretty good for Blu-ray, wasn’t it? Unfortunately, things slow down considerably this we...
Yes, that’s the theme of this weekend’s crop of new movies: really long titles. From ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ to ‘Life As We Know It,’ to ‘My Soul to Take’ (not to mention...