Before I Go to Sleep is a memory based psychological thriller based on the popular British novel of the same name. While it is a movie that succumbs to thriller clichés, it succeeds by having a great cast, character drama and showcasing the potential for writer/director Rowan Joffé. Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) is a 40-year […]
Movie trailers are supposed to give us a taste of the vibe of a movie. We get a general sense of the tone of film and can sometimes judge fairly accurately, whether or not the movie will be any good. There are some times though, when trailers do not do a film justice. The ones […]
Known for his wide-ranging films, set in expansive parts of the globe, Alejandro González Iñárritu reigns in his vision, and places his newest film, Birdman, inside the cramped corridors of a Broadway Theatre. A welcome departure from style for Iñárritu, Birdman is both its darkly-humorous and contains a quick paced, improvisational tone. Birdman opens with […]
Jason Reitman’s latest dramedy is so timely that it isn’t even funny. It perfectly depicts the current social landscape of relationships today be they familial, romantic or otherwise. There are all sorts of twists and turns and at the end of it all, we are reminded that those relationships, those connections we have are extremely […]
The relationship between fathers and sons can be a complex affair, full of contradictory emotions. The push and pull of that bond is at the heart of the new family/courtroom drama The Judge. Co-writer/Director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers), makes the transition from broad comedies to earnest drama. The results are a mixed bag of tonal issues […]
The war epic. It was once a very popular kind of genre film particularly at the height of the Golden Age of American cinema in the 1940s and 50s. Every film that depicts war in its various forms from Star Wars to Avatar owes a debt to the great war epics (as well as any […]
A wise man once said, “Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all make the choice between what is right and what is easy.” Albus Dumbledore never lied. We often face such choices everyday. Consider young Malala Yousafazi who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban two years ago because she did what […]
Annabelle is another in a long line of clichéd horror films that offers little more than the worn-out “jump” gags and music induced suspense. Annabelle is the “prequel” to The Conjuring, serving as a back story to the Annabelle doll that served as an exhibition to the film’s lead characters, and their chosen profession. Apparently the […]
Let’s get this out of the way: I’m a big fan of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. I read it in a few days, shoved it into as many of my family and friends’ hands as I could, discussing its violent twists with everyone after they’d finished. It’s a water-cooler novel if ever there was one. […]
After making big budget movies like Iron Man and Cowboys & Aliens, Jon Favreau turns to making a more low-key, smaller scale movie in Chef, where he gets to show all his talent as a writer, director and actor. Carl Casper (Favreau) is a passionate chef who is about to be reviewed by a prestigious and popular […]
