Review: “Hitchcock”
Director Sacha Gervasi set about honoring the man himself with his biopic Hitchcock, an entertaining romp through one of Hitchcock’s biggest challenges in his career: Getting his adaption of the book Psycho to the screen.
Review: “A Good Day to Die Hard”
In A Good Day to Die Hard (or Die Hard 5) young director John Moore tries his hand at the franchise, and comes up short in just about every way imaginable.
Review: “On the Road”
The 2012 film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s bohemian classic On The Road does not fail to inspire feelings of boyish excitement and wonder. But for those easily lost in nostalgia for a time most of us never experienced, America’s glory days of the 40s and 50s, this movie will spin you into a fit of whiskey swilling and amphetamine insanity.
Review: “Django Unchained”
Oscar season is upon us, and this year there is slightly more controversy than usual surrounding the film industry’s celebration of the Best of the Year. One such film being Quentin Tarantino’s homage to the western genre, Django Unchained.
Films to Look Forward to in 2013
2012 was an interesting, often surprising year for film. Especially surprising, given 2011’s output. As we get older, the enthusiasm we had for what we loved in our youth begins to fade, be it sports, cars, computers, reading, or film. Often this is triggered by lackluster experiences that dull the shininess of what we loved, […]
Review: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
On paper, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” sounds like a typical “coming of age” film: Troubled, insecure Charlie (Logan Lerman of “Percy Jackson & The Olympians”) navigates his first year of high school, becoming friends with a pair of outcasts (Emma Watson and “Californication”’s Ezra Miller,) falling in love and dealing with the terribleness that is being a teenager.
Review: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first in a new trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 “Lord of the Rings” prequel of the same name and directed by Peter Jackson. Starring British television favorite and “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” star Martin Freeman as a young Bilbo Baggins (relative of Frodo Baggins from “LOTR” and previously played by Ian Holm.)