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Watchmen Pilot Recap: “Trust in the Law”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:00:07 +0000

Considering the glut of superhero stories we’re experiencing in movies and TV, right now is either a great time to revive Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ legendary Watchmen comic, or perhaps the worst. The TV spinoff’s premiere episode leaves me feeling conflicted on that question. HBO clearly intends Watchmen to be its new major event...

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TIFF Journal: The Old Man & the Gun

Philip Brown — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +0000

It’s not often that you walk out of a cops-and-robbers yarn and can’t stop thinking about how sweet it was. David Lowery’s The Old Man & the Gun takes a bizarre true story and turns it into an elegant swan song to the charming screen presence of Robert Redford (this is theoretically his last movie,...

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Off the Shelf: Quiz Show

Shannon Nutt — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:00:46 +0000

Fourteen years after winning a Best Director Oscar for ‘Ordinary People’, Robert Redford almost struck gold once again (four Oscar nominations but no wins) with ‘Quiz Show’. The movie is arguably the most audience-friendly of Redford’s directorial career, with great performances and a splashy, briskly-paced presentation that is one of Redford’s most visually appealing films....

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Sundance Journal: ‘The Discovery’

Luke Hickman — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:00:51 +0000

It seems like Sundance co-creator Robert Redford (and/or one of his kids) finds a way into a festival movie each year. More often than not, it feels like these films only make it into the festival because of the Redford name. Such is the case with his latest, ‘The Discovery’. The concept behind ‘The Discovery’...

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‘Pete’s Dragon’ (2016) Review: E.T. with Fire Breath (Finally!)

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:00:13 +0000

‘Pete’s Dragon’ is a remake of a Disney movie that no one is particularly nostalgic about, filtered through a grit and naturalism no one could have expected. Unlike previous Disney remakes that merely put a CGI and movie star sheen over previous properties, ‘Pete’s Dragon’ actually takes the source material in wildly different directions. Even...

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‘Truth’ Review: Not Better Than Fiction

Philip Brown — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:00:00 +0000

As the laughably unsubtle title suggests, ‘Truth’ is a movie that strives to be something big and important about big and important subjects that we should all gaze upon in jaw-gaping awe. Indeed, the subject matter is rather important and based on a (wait for it) true story, but it’s presented in such a nauseatingly...

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‘A Walk in the Woods’ Review: About As Exciting As the Title

Philip Brown — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:00:02 +0000

‘A Walk in the Woods’ offers pretty much the experience that you’d expect from the title. It’s a movie about two old white men going for a long walk. It’s a comedy, in that there are some jokes even though few of them land. It’s also clearly supposed to delve into something resembling an existential...

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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Review: Patriotic Paranoia, Marvel-Style

Philip Brown — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:00:47 +0000

The biggest strength of the Marvel Movie Empire thus far has been delivering blockbusters that live up the legacy of their classic characters while still defying expectations. The ‘Captain America’ series might be the finest example of this juggling act. The character is a dreadfully dated relic of wartime propaganda comics. While the first movie...

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The Trailer Park: Action, Action and More Action!

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:00:25 +0000

The headline pretty much says it all. The following trailers for a few action-packed features promise to get hearts pumping with things that explode real good. Sadly, only one of them actually looks worth getting excited about. ‘Homefront’ The hardest working actor in Hollywood spews forth another movie in which he plays a tough, grumpy...

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Now Playing: Redford Adrift

Jack Lilburn — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:00:05 +0000

Is it possible to respect, but not like, a film? If so, director J.C. Chandor’s ‘All Is Lost’ would seem to be a case study. It’s an ambitious undertaking – a tense tale of survival with nearly no dialogue. The story flirts with parable throughout its runtime, asking the age old question: Why do bad...

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Weekend Movies: A Horrifying Slate

Luke Hickman — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:00:58 +0000

Want them or not, this weekend’s two big movies consist of a (sort of) remake and a 3D re-release – and this isn’t even the slow time of the year yet! As a fan of Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, the last thing I want to see is an attempt to remake ‘The Evil Dead‘. When...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Spy Movies (Not James Bond)

Josh Zyber — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:00:56 +0000

We’ve talked about James Bond a lot in the blog this week. While Agent 007 may be cinema’s most famous spy, he’s far from the only (or even necessarily the best) secret agent whose adventures have graced the silver screen. For today’s Roundtable, let’s look at some of our other favorites. WARNING: The following file...

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