‘Whiplash’ Review: Musical Torture
Generally speaking, movies about teacher/student relationships in the world of jazz music aren’t typically described by words like “incendiary,” “vicious” or “masterpiece.” ‘Whiplash...
Generally speaking, movies about teacher/student relationships in the world of jazz music aren’t typically described by words like “incendiary,” “vicious” or “masterpiece.” ‘Whiplash...
For too long, men have like Seth Rogen have dominated the “adult child” comedy market, as if women were impervious to the comedic charms of being ludicrously immature twenty-somethings. Thankfully, along comes ‘L...
If nothing else, ‘Horns’ can’t be faulted for lacking ambition. The quirky, Magic Realist comedy with hints of horror desperately wants to be one of those cross-genre head-trips that tosses various influences int...
Brazen, stylish and confrontational, Justin Simien’s directorial debut has quite a bit going for it. The fledgling filmmaker has delivered one of the most intriguing and playful explorations of American racial tensions in qu...
‘The Book of Life’ has an amazing aesthetic that sets it apart from most animated family films. Unfortunately, beyond the pretty exterior, there’s very little here that hasn’t been seen endlessly before.
War is bad, really bad. It’s also dirty, really dirty. But there are heroes, real heroes. We should respect them, really respect them. Yep, it’s that movie again! Now with Brad Pitt.
Yet another Nicholas Sparks adaptation is here to present yet another ludicrously idealized version of romance that exists only in soft rock ballads and cheesy paperbacks. ‘The Best of Me’ is kind of like a comic book ...
‘St. Vincent’ is a movie that exists for one reason and one reason alone: to share the gift of Bill Murray with the world. Take Murray out of the equation and the flick is a maudlin mess. Include him and he at least ma...
For a film that serves up a tragic true story for righteous indignation, ‘Kill the Messenger’ sure is surprisingly dull. The material is interesting, even incendiary. Yet somewhere between the facts and the drama, some...
When you think of Dracula, you conjure up of one of the great personifications of evil in pop culture. Romantic? Sure. Tragic? I suppose. But still a villain and certainly a figure of evil. Yet Universal’s new Dracula reboot...
Based on the popular children’s book of the same name, ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ can essentially be summed up by its title. It’s a slapstick family comedy about a bad day...
Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall star as a broken father/son combo who need to make things right. And with that, we officially enter Oscar season, folks. ‘The Judge’ is a movie made purely and blatantly to win awar...