‘Self/less’ Review: Stu/pid
There’s a really intriguing sci-fi premise at the center of the completely disposable new sci-fi flick ‘Self/less’. The problem is that it’s pretty much the exact premise of John Frankenheimer’s 1966 ...
There’s a really intriguing sci-fi premise at the center of the completely disposable new sci-fi flick ‘Self/less’. The problem is that it’s pretty much the exact premise of John Frankenheimer’s 1966 ...
‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ is about mental illness and the effects that has on a dysfunctional family. By taking on those big themes, the film practically promises to be nauseatingly precious. Somehow, the filmmakers avoi...
At least a month has passed since the last Harvey Weinstein-approved Nazi drama, so it’s time for another! As always, a Weinstein production is a handsome affair. How would the movie mogul be able to pander to Oscar voters o...
Well, here’s a new one: a movie about male strippers is now officially a franchise. Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Magic Mike‘ was a truly unexpected charmer when it popped up on screens with glistening abs and a thr...
‘Terminator: Genisys’ is technically the fifth film in the 30-year-old franchise, but as James Cameron or anyone who was actually involved in the project will tell you, it’s really the third official movie in the...
Pregnancy comedies are almost as common as actual pregnancies. It’s a universal experience that’s filled with stress, absurdity, hormones, and a built-in tearful ending. What’s pleasantly unexpected about ‘...
A good cringe comedy doesn’t know when to quit. There’s a point when laughable embarrassment crosses over into deep discomfort and a point where that can be pushed into the creepy. Toying with that sort of nervous tens...
The simplest way to describe ‘Ted 2’ is something along the lines of, “It is what it is.” If you liked the first ‘Ted‘ (or any of Seth MacFarlane’s crude comedy output), you’ll proba...
‘Max’ is such an astoundingly awful movie that it’s embarrassing it got a wide release. The flick is essentially ‘Lassie’ combined with ‘American Sniper’, and somehow even worse than that ...
If nothing else, David Gordon Green deserves credit for having the most eccentric career of any director of his generation. After kicking down the door with his award-winning art house debut ‘George Washington‘, he som...
Generally speaking, I don’t cover the Front Row Theatre cinematic screenings. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful program that brings some of the finest theatrical events on Broadway and the West End to towns th...
Vera Brittain’s autobiography ‘Testament of Youth’ is such a painfully heartfelt portrayal of the horrors of war that the book is too important to ever go out of print. It’s a truly exemplary work, one that...