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F.I.L.M. of the Week (February 5, 2010)
The “F.I.L.M of the Week” is not independent, just to get that out of the way. ”North Country” is, however, first-rate. The movie’s critics will probably say, “Haven’t I seen this movie before? Oh,...
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REVIEW: Eat Pray Love
The big tagline advertised for “Eat Pray Love” is “let yourself go.” Indeed, as millions of readers across America have discovered, Elizabeth Gilbert (played here by Julia Roberts, who looks every bit...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (December 24, 2010)
With “True Grit” hitting theaters this week, I thought it would be as good a time as ever to visit a very different side of the Coen Brothers with the “F.I.L.M. of the Week” – their romantic comedy...
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REVIEW: Friends with Benefits
It’s time for a movie to come along that changes the romantic comedy genre for better and for always (or at least reverses the way it’s heading at the present moment). A movie willing to avoid the...
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REVIEW: Killing Them Softly
Cannes Film Festival A year after “Drive” took the Croisette by storm with what I saw to be an empty promise of genre revitalization, Andrew Dominik arrives with “Killing Them Softly,” a movie is the...
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REVIEW: The Cabin in the Woods
Shhh … don’t ruin Joss Whedon’s big year, but have you heard of this movie called “Scream?” It’s a little vintage, I know. In 1996, Wes Craven unleashed his film on audiences to massive acclaim and...
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REVIEW: The Company You Keep
There are all sorts of cinematic experiences you can have these days when going to the movies. Sometimes, as was the case with Robert Redford’s “The Company You Keep,” I felt like I was mostly just...
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REVIEW: Let Me In
It’s rare to see a horror movie made with as much artistry as Matt Reeves’ “Let Me In,” and I think it’s all the more haunting because of that. The film focuses on developing a hostile environment...
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REVIEW: The Hollars
Sundance Film Festival With a tender blend of comedy and drama, solid work from a big ensemble cast comprised of some surprising players as well as an acoustic-heavy soundtrack, John Krasinski’s “The...
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REVIEW: The Shape of Water
Toronto International Film Festival Guillermo del Toro may very well be cinema’s reigning master of monster mythology. Like few others, he understands the way that fantasy can speak to cultural hopes...
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