There have been many films in the past few years dealing with the reality’s of war, the recent film ‘Brothers’ come to mind. Howver, none have captured the idea of the “lost” soldier as well as writer/director Ryan Redford’s ‘Oliver Sherman.’ ‘Oliver Sherman,’ doesn’t delve into any sort of detail of exactly what war the …
‘The Future,’ is Miranda July’s follow up to her debut film ‘Me and You and Everyone We Know.’ It tells the story of Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), and their decision to adopt a terminally ill cat named Paw Paw. Their good intentioned decision is to prevent Paw Paw from being euthanized at the …
When we think of green energy, the first image that comes to mind are these large, beautiful, majestic windmills, spun by wind, generating clean, renewable power. Recently there has been quite a bit of debate in my home state of Massachusetts regarding a wind farm project on Nantucket Sound. Until seeing this film, I didn’t …
Joe Davis is a genius (most likely to the hindrance and detriment to what a lot of us would considered a quality life [though the whole eye-of-the-beholder thing probably applies, so I will concede that he may enjoy his life a lot more fully than I ever will, though I am a fairly happy guy]; …
When I sat down for ‘Green,’ I didn’t expect that I’d be watching a horror film. Green is not horror in the literal way, much of what occurs is internal, but writer/director Sophia Takal takes us there through great editorial and visual decisions. Genevieve (Kate Lyn Sheil) leaves her (suggested as pretentious) Brooklyn community so …
‘Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story,’ is a memorial to Mark Sandman, the frontman of Boston based band ‘Morphine.’ The filmmakers were given complete access to the Sandman family’s archives, as well as to the band’s friends and family. ‘Morphine,’ began in Cambridge, MA, and was made up of Mark Sandman, Dana Colley, and …
Mickey (played by writer Louis Crugnali) steps out of a crashed car, his head bloodied, he heads towards a body that has been thrown from the vehicle. Getting down on his knees, he sees that his childhood best friend is most certainly dead. ‘The Mulberry Tree’ tells the story of Mickey, who is on the …
Full disclosure: I will admit, I know next to nothing about ‘The Replacements.’ I wasn’t sure if I could enjoy ‘Color Me Obsessed.’ I did however think that this fact could be my angle, I could see how far reaching or niche the documentary was.
I honestly didn’t know what to expect. Everything I’d heard about ‘Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey’ had been positive, I’d heard it’d be moving, I’d heard it would make me cry. I can say with 100% certainty, ‘Being Elmo,’ moved me to tears. You spend most of the film smiling from ear to ear, and …
‘Source Code’ is Duncan Jones’ follow up to his critically acclaimed feature debut ‘Moon.’ Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga – ‘Source Code’ is enjoyable as it is complex, Jones along with screenwriter Ben Ripley have tailored a great movie. The film begins with Captain Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal) essentially being placed (somehow…a plot …