Review: The True Cost
“Fast fashion” is a business model that encourages people to buy unnecessary amounts of disposable clothing that will be worn only a few times. It moves clothing as quickly as possible from expensive...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Salesman
Film Poster: The Salesman Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian writer-director with a knack for profound dramas (“About Elly”, “A Separation”, “The Past”), returns with “The Salesman”, another heartfelt story...
View Article“Wilson” Flouts Convention and Almost Gets Away with It
Wilson (Craig Johnson, 2017) 2 out of 4 stars Film Poster: Wilson From Craig Johnson, director of the delightfully offbeat, tragicomic The Skeleton Twins, in 2014, comes Wilson, still offbeat and...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Handmaiden
Film Poster: The Handmaiden 14 years ago, Korean director Park Chan-wook secured a huge legion of fans with his critically acclaimed thriller “Oldboy”, which later on was subjected to a lame American...
View ArticleSlumming Through “Going in Style,” Three Masters Deliver Occasional Laughs
Going in Style (Zach Braff, 2017) 2 out of 4 stars Film poster: “Going in Style” How the mighty have fallen. Let’s start with actor-turned-director Zach Braff (J.D. on ABC’s long-running Scrubs), whose...
View ArticleFilm Review: Frantz
Film Poster: Frantz Respected French director François Ozon (“Under the Sand”, “Swimming Pool”, “8 Women”, “In the House”) is back with a post-war romantic drama that leaves us reflecting on life and...
View ArticleFilm Review: Narrative Flaws Overpower Virtues of “A Quiet Place”
Film poster: “A Quiet Place” A Quiet Place (John Krasinski, 2018) 2 out of 4 stars. Genial actor John Krasinski (Jim on the American version of The Office) has directed three feature-length films, so...
View ArticleKING CORN: You Are What You Eat
King Corn You Are What You Eat Produced and Directed by Aaron Wolf Docurama Films 2006 Director Aaron Wolf has meticulously crafted a wonderful muckraking documentary about the highly industrialized...
View ArticlePumping Up Jimi Hendrix on DVD
When former Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell died suddenly this November, not only did a crucial witness to a seminal moment in rock history expire but a chapter closed on an era and a...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of Claus Von Stauffenberg and Valkyrie
VALKYRIE starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Jamie Parker, and Eddie Izzard, Thomas Kretschmann, Carice van Houten, Christian Berkel, directed by Bryan...
View ArticleFilm Review: Star Trek
The new “Star Trek” will be a blockbuster for Paramount and deservedly. Director J.J. Abrams has brought this franchise “back from the dead” with this beautifully crafted movie which moves along at...
View ArticleFilm Review: Management
Director: Stephen Belber Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn and Fred Ward I’m always leery of any “independent” film with big names. Management – with a cast that includes Jennifer...
View ArticleFilm Review – Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen
Director Mike Bay takes the tent pole, franchise concept to a new level of testosterone fueled excitement with this follow-up to the 700 million dollar grossing original blockbuster. Picking up...
View ArticleFilm Review: Inglourious Basterds
Director/ writer Quentin Tarantino credits his deliberate misspellings in the title of this violent fantasy, action adventure revisionist fairy tale to Jean Michel Basquiat, the first black American...
View ArticleFilm Review: It Might Get Loud
Documentarian Davis Guggenheim follows up his Oscar winning film “An Inconvenient Truth” with this decided change of pace exploring the style and artistry of three of the world’s greatest rock-...
View ArticleFilm Review: Avatar
Director/ writer James (“King of the World”) Cameron’s long simmering (15 years!) work is rich, compelling, immersive and replete with astounding visuals. It is a one-of-a-kind entertainment...
View ArticleFilm Review: Up In The Air
Director/ writer Jason Reitman’s third feature solidifies his reputation as one of the best young directors working in Hollywood today. George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a job transition specialist...
View ArticleFilm Review: Sherlock Holmes
Director Guy Ritchie is known for making films about causally violent thugs with humor, style and panache. His latest effort is a highly stylized reinterpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Victorian...
View ArticleFilm Review: Youth in Revolt
Director Miguel Arteta is known for making dark comedies. His Sundance breakthrough was the excellent “Chuck & Buck” and he followed that with the solid “The Good Girl” which starred Jennifer...
View ArticleFilm Review: Iron Man 2
With the same director, Jon Favreau, and DP, Matthew Libatique, this Marvel Comic franchise falls way short on the wit and invention of the original. Robert Downey delivers a solid Tony Stark wavering...
View ArticleFilm Review: Inception
Dreams and movies have a long and storied history. But not since Alain Resnais’ controversial classic “Last Year At Marienbad” has a film plunged into the human subconscious with such bravado and style...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Kids Are All Right
Director Lisa Cholodenko borrows the title for her latest film from a classic song by The Who and makes a strong statement about love and life in the 21st Century. The story revolves around a...
View ArticleFilm Review: Salt
Director Phillip Noyce is at the top of his game in this action, pop-corn thriller that plays more like a cartoon than a depiction of real life. Based on an original screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, this...
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