Archive for the ‘Movie Reviews’ Category
Arriving at one’s late 20s is a chronological coup d’état that some find impossible to overcome. In Frances Ha, Frances (Greta »
David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s adaptation of the pivotal Henry James novel What Maisie Knew gives the story a modern update fraught »
Based on the notorious extremist political group, the Weather Underground, Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep is an understated, yet »
It’s been a slow recovery for Winona Ryder since her 2001 shoplifting scandal from Saks Fifth Avenue. In the wake »
It goes without saying that the anticipation that has led up to Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby has »
The topic of twenty-first century detachment has only been a recent source of concern and dissection. The problem with examining »
Terrence Malick has cultivated something of a reputation for long-winded “profound” movies (namely The Tree of Life). His most recent »
Danny Boyle has directed a number of psychological mindfucks in his day (Trainspotting, The Beach, etc.), as well as his »
Todd Berger’s first major film, It’s A Disaster, is a comedically grim farce that shows how, even in a crisis situation, the »
Ed Koch became mayor of New York City at a time when no one wanted to touch it (except, of »
