When one thinks of Oxford University, the images that come to mind are typically of erudite young English folk sipping tea and discussing complex schools of thought in well-pressed suits. However, there’s that class warfare ...
If there’s one thing that can be said about ‘The Cobbler’, it’s that the movie truly goes for it. Yet, what exactly “it” might be is much more difficult to pin down. This movie is absolutely nut...
In a well-written serial drama, even if the overall narrative may take a season (or multiple seasons) to resolve, the storylines in individual episodes will advance toward that goal. Someone should inform the writers of ‘The...
Last summer, Jon Stewart left ‘The Daily Show’ to direct his first feature film based on a script he wrote. It was a strange, ballsy and unexpected move, one that will inevitably get the film more criticism than would ...
Proving once again that few things are creepier than love, ‘Alleluia’ is a horrible date movie for anyone in a functional relationship. Or maybe it’s the perfect movie, pushing romantic obsession to a psychotic e...
The mortgage crisis gets the ‘Wall Street’ treatment in ’99 Homes’, in both all the right and all the wrong ways. The movie hinges on a pair of brilliant performances and has an excellent first hour. Howeve...
For the first time since early August, a new release has managed to leapfrog over Michael Bay’s turtle ninjas and Marvel’s galaxy guardians to take the top spot at the box office.
It’s another big week for Blu-ray, with another huge batch of new titles on the high-def discs. From giant monsters to tiny cult films and lots in between, Hollywood is determined to drain our bank accounts. Will you indulge...
In last week’s Roundtable, we looked at some of the TV clichés that annoy us the most. This week, let’s pick apart plot holes in popular movies.
Fans of ’70s crime drama and specifically William Friedkin’s ‘The French Connection’ are guaranteed to get a kick out of Céderic Jimenez’s ‘The Connection’, which finally tells the French ...
Michael Winterbottom’s latest cinematic experiment starts off loosely based on a filmmaker investigating the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy before almost instantly dropping that subject matter in favor of a charact...
Even with a trio of new wide releases, it looks like Hollywood’s box office downturn will continue this weekend.
