REVIEW: The Watch
The post-Spielberg generation of fanboy filmmakers has a few things to learn. I’m talking about the boys who grew up thinking that Indiana Jones is the slickest hero ever, E.T. is the most benevolent...
View ArticleREVIEW: Take This Waltz
Michelle Williams, fresh off a Best Actress nomination for “My Week With Marilyn,” disappointingly dials down the charm back down to “Blue Valentine” levels for her latest film, “Take This Waltz.”...
View ArticleREVIEW: This Is The End
Now that I know the kind of deep analyses I can write on films, I’ve grown cautious of over-intellectualizing. It’s like learning to reign in a superpower; just because you can use it doesn’t mean...
View ArticleREVIEW: Paul
2011 saw one movie, J.J. Abrams’ “Super 8.” corner public interest on the influence of Steven Spielberg’s filmmaking on modern moviegoing. I’m a little upset that “Paul” couldn’t bask in a little of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Neighbors
If you’re Zac Efron, how do you get people to take you seriously as an actor? See you as something more than a Disney Channel star without feeling yourself with a foam finger half-naked on television?...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Interview
Separating the movie “The Interview” from the international event that its release has become feels futile, if not entirely impossible. Ironically, writers and directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Night Before
If anyone is skeptical that our culture may be reaching a saturation of Christmas narratives, Jonathan Levine’s “The Night Before” ought to dispel that last shred of doubt. The film, co-written with...
View ArticleREVIEW: Steve Jobs
I have no qualms in saying that, in high school, the discovery of Aaron Sorkin’s writing completely changed the way I thought about how people could talk in fiction. Here were characters that spoke...
View ArticleREVIEW: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
There’s a time in a person’s life when they feel like they lag behind everyone else their own age. More people seem to progress to that next echelon of adulthood with each passing day. Stagnation meets...
View ArticleREVIEW: Sausage Party
“Sausage Party” may begin with an amusing ’90s Disney-esque opening ditty – with help from “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty & The Beast” composer Alan Menken, to boot – but Seth Rogen and Evan...
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