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On Becoming a God in Central Florida Premiere Recap: “Go-Getters Go Get”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:00:01 +0000

The awkwardly lengthy title of Showtime’s new dark comedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida seems indicative of a problem with the series: It doesn’t know when or how to stop. The show has a lot going for it. Returning to the sort of broad satire she did early in her career with movies...

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‘Woodshock’ Review: No Shocks, Lots of Depression

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:00:53 +0000

As expected from a feature-length directorial debut by a pair of siblings with a fashion and design background, ‘Woodshock’ looks absolutely stunning. Kate and Laura Mulleavy have created a series of evocative and gorgeous images that flicker across screens. Unfortunately, there’s not much to it beyond the pretty surface. ‘Woodshock’ is a rather pretentious, confusing,...

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‘The Beguiled’ (2017) Review: Slow-Burn Psychodrama in Pretty Dresses

Philip Brown — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:00:36 +0000

Reduced down to a simple logline, ‘The Beguiled’ sounds like a cheeky, sleazy, silly picture. That’s likely because when Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood made a movie out of the Thomas Cullinan novel in the 1970s, they took that approach. Now it’s Sofia Coppola’s turn, and she’s transformed the sordid tale into something sumptuously beautiful,...

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‘Hidden Figures’ Review: Soft Sell Inspiration

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:00:42 +0000

‘Hidden Figures’ is a nice movie, a sweet movie, an inspiring movie, an Oscar movie. It’s destined to make people in mall movie theaters across the land smile. It will be shown in history classes on days when teachers are behind in lesson planning. It will get nominated for awards. It will be discussed fondly....

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‘Midnight Special’ Review: Zod v. Kylo Ren – Dawn of Superkid

Philip Brown — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:00:17 +0000

There are several ways in which ‘Midnight Special’ feels like a throwback. In movie geekery terms, the film plays as an homage to the mystery, complexity, wonderment and technical mastery that young Steven Spielberg and John Carpenter brought to their early efforts (specifically, ‘Close Encounters’ and ‘Starman’). More than that, the movie harkens back to...

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‘Fargo’ 2.01 Recap: “Oh, This Is a Deal”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:00:19 +0000

The first season of FX’s ‘Fargo’ spin-off was originally supposed to be a limited-run series. When the show proved popular and the network asked for another season, creator Noah Hawley wasn’t sure he even wanted to do one. After weighing his options for how to tackle such a project, he finally settled on making it...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 29th, 2014 – This Is Not a Democracy, It’s a Cheerocracy

Josh Zyber — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:00:38 +0000

The summer movie season may be heating up at the theatrical box office, but things are a lot slower on home video. Unfortunately, the beginning of July doesn’t offer much in the way of blockbuster smashes on Blu-ray. Perhaps you might find a smaller title to catch your fancy, however. New Releases In ‘The Fog...

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Weekend Movies: ‘Call’ Me? Maybe Not

Luke Hickman — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:56 +0000

Even though last week’s ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ brought some box office light to this dismal year, the trend of bland movies continues this weekend. There’s no way that ‘Oz’ won’t top the charts again. Each of this week’s wide releases feels like a stretch. Do you remember when Will Ferrell used to release...

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Netflix Watch: Goons and Soldiers

M. Enois Duarte — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:00:20 +0000

For my latest trip through the Netflix Instant Watch archives, I’ve dug up something new as well as something a little older. Seann William Scott shows off his talent on the ice while Tommy Lee Jones plays toy soldier. ‘Goon’ The Stif-meister finally gets a chance to shine in this indie comedy about the seemingly...

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Weekend Movies: Sucktember Is Upon Us

Luke Hickman — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:00:34 +0000

Although the month of September will be peppered with some promising new movie releases, this week isn’t. Only two films open wide. I saw one at Sundance. The other, despite starring several very familiar faces, is completely unknown to me. I suppose that this is a good time to get caught up on our Blu-ray...

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Now Playing: A Cataclysmic Artsy Film About Depression

Luke Hickman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:58 +0000

I know, I know. Even though I’m giving Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ a positive review, so many people out there will loathe the film for being pretentious, long, slow and far from subtle. Unapologetically, I can disregard its lack of tact for its ability to successfully make audiences understand and experience the condition of melancholia....

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The Trailer Park: Oh, the Drama!

M. Enois Duarte — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:00:52 +0000

With the holidays also comes Oscar season, when mature dramas fill the screens to impress the Academy in hopes of winning a golden statuette. Two in particular seem like quite the stunners in almost every area, and their trailers are visually catching. One is a historical pic that features Mortensen and Fassbender clashing intellects while...

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