REVIEW: Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino has made movies the way he wants for nearly two decades now, and that is precisely what has made him one of the most beloved and distinguished directors in recent memory. His latest...
View ArticleREVIEW: Beginners
A beautiful sampling of life and love, “Beginners” is a free-form comedic and dramatic tale from director Mike Mills that feels as personal to us as it is to him. Bringing many autobiographical...
View ArticleREVIEW: Now You See Me
No one would ever mistake Louis Letterier’s “Now You See Me” for Christopher Nolan’s “The Prestige,” that’s for certain. But if not living up to the Nolan standard was a crime punishable by death in...
View ArticleREVIEW: Enemy
In a discussion about the film “Enemy” a few days after seeing it, someone referred to it as “a particularly accomplished thesis film.” To a certain extent, I do have to agree. Denis Villeneuve’s...
View ArticleREVIEW: Breathe
“Breathe,” a film directed by international actress Mélanie Laurent (Shoshanna!), is located somewhere between the adolescent angst of “Fish Tank” and the exploratory joys of “Blue is the Warmest...
View ArticleREVIEW: By the Sea
Angelina Jolie Pitt’s third film, “By the Sea,” feels like a bloated student thesis project. And, for once, I do not use that term in a completely pejorative manner. Jolie Pitt’s last directorial...
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