‘Joy’ Review: Messy Tale of Mop Maven
‘Joy’ is above all else an ambitious movie. It’s writer/director David O. Russell’s ode to the plight of independent women, the struggle of outsiders, the necessary pain of family, the battle to innovate, t...
‘Joy’ is above all else an ambitious movie. It’s writer/director David O. Russell’s ode to the plight of independent women, the struggle of outsiders, the necessary pain of family, the battle to innovate, t...
If one were to write a list of the filmmakers most likely to cover the great financial collapse of 2008, writer/director Adam McKay wouldn’t even be in the running. We’re talking about the man behind ‘Anchorman...
The worst thing that could be said about ‘Extraction’ is that it’s a completely generic action movie. That’s also the best thing that can be said about it in a statement that stretches the definition of the...
If you were to go out into the streets right now and start asking people if they liked the ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ movies, you likely wouldn’t find a single person who said yes. Yet there’s a new ‘A...
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are a comedy team so gosh darn irresistible that pretty much anything they do together is worth watching. Case in point would be ‘Sisters’.
I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but there’s a ‘Star Wars’ movie opening this weekend. A new one too. Not a Special Edition. Not even a prequel. In fact, George Lucas isn’t involved for rea...
Well-meaning and tastefully made though it may be, ‘The Danish Girl’ is an unfortunately ornate bit of Oscar fluff coasting by on timely themes rather than heart or innovation. That’s not too surprising given tha...
‘People Places Things’ is about a middle-aged man awkwardly learning what it means to be an adult, and that man is played by a recognizable comedian stretching into drama for the first time. That makes it similar to ab...
If nothing else, Wim Wenders deserves credit for his experimentations in contradiction at the center of ‘Every Thing Will Be Fine’. The film is an attempt to make a subdued melodrama. That’s tough enough to pull ...
A hit out of Cannes where Todd Haynes’ delicately crafted period romance went down like gangbusters, ‘Carol’ is the quiet art house flick of the year for folks who enjoy such things. It’s a film with no spe...
Some 3D movies would benefit from an alternative screening option that allows audiences to see a highlight reel of the set-pieces in IMAX for $10 instead of the entire film. The ‘Transformers’ movies certainly qualify,...
Of all of William Shakespeare’s beloved works, few translate to the screen as well as ‘Macbeth’. It helps that the play was one the Bard’s shortest and it’s also the closest thing Shakespeare ever cam...