As the first chapter of another three-film adventure in Middle Earth, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will separate the Tolkien faithful from the Tolkien respectful — the men from the hobbits.
Rust and Bone depicts a romance that should be powerful and uplifting but isn’t at all because there are too many disparate, bizarre, and unsettling things going on.
David Frankel must have quite a rapport with Meryl Streep. He somehow convinced her to star in his latest, Hope Springs, now on DVD and Blu-ray.
Creativity is certainly abound in this animated effort and even though it doesn’t always delve deeply enough into this fantasy world to be a classic worthy of wide-eyed awe, the strong voice work, punchy animation and that aforementioned creative spark combine into a intelligent diversion.
Silver Linings Playbook doesn’t fit any one category, and perhaps therein is its bit of genius.
The idea of film being used median for political themes and social commentary is nothing new and movies like Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Margin Call have aimed to tackle the 2008 Financial Crisis. But few movies have been as unsubtle as Killing Them Softly.
Joe Wright has made a reputation for himself as one of the best costume drama directors around. With his latest movie, an adaptation of Anna Karenina, he sets out to give us one of the most ambitious and surreal costume dramas in a long time.
Life of Pi navigates a difficult narrative with what seems like ease and tells a heartstring-tugging story unhampered by melodrama thanks to a powerful leading turn from acting newcomer Suraj Sharma.
Daniel Day-Lewis towers over Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln in a way that thankfully distracts from Tony Kushner’s painfully dry screenplay.
Breaking Dawn – Part 2 miserably stumbles with its narrative, putting far too much into its setup and not nearly enough into its conclusion.
