Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit opens in theaters everywhere today, January 17. Check your local listings for showtimes. January is both a great and terrible time for film. On the plus side, nominations and awards are handed out for the year’s “best” films. While all of these films saw at least a limited release before the …
To my mind, there’s nothing like a wordless film. Not a silent film mind you, quite the contrary, I mean films that aggressively employ sound effects, score and photography as the primary tools for storytelling rather than droning on with dialogue, telling you everything you should be meant to discover for yourself.
Martin Scorsese has made some of the most iconic films of our time: classics inspired by the history of cinema and including superior performances, cinematography, and editing that have in turn inspired countless other filmmakers. “Wolf of Wall Street,” the director’s latest collaboration with regular lead Leonardo DiCaprio, is a stunning combination of all the …
Inside Llewyn Davis expands nationwide today, December 20. Check your local listings for showtimes. December is an exciting month for the film enthusiast. Studios jam pack it with their last crop of Oscar hopefuls, leaving film fans to scramble to find time to fit it all in. This December in particular is one for the …
“American Hustle,” the latest from Director David O. Russell, is loosely based on the true story of an FBI sting operation advised by a convicted con artist. With its extremely talented ensemble cast, Russell creates a colorful period piece with great characters and excellent art direction.
Philomena expands nationwide today, November 27. Check your local listings for showtimes. When you fill so much of your spare time watching movies, keeping track of everything becomes somewhat of a daunting task. Luckily with ever advancing technology and a swath of developers that are keenly aware of how much the pop culture consuming public …
It’s been 2 years, since my last written review (We Bought A Zoo) and my mind hasn’t changed about reviews. I hate them. I enjoy reading them after I’ve seen the film. Anyways, I was fortunate enough to see Jason Reitman’s 5th feature film at the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth, NH. He has …
Blue is the Warmest Color expands to Boston today, November 1. Check your local listings for showtimes.
12 Years a Slave expands to Boston today, October 25. Check your local listings for showtimes. Reviewing film can be very complicated. Regardless of the amount of time that each review takes to write, (and trust me it is more than you think) most go without being fully read. Aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes boil the …
I think at this point it’s safe to say that I watch Rob Zombie’s movies because of The Devil’s Rejects. That film, for all of its terrible sleaziness, was really, really well made. You can argue the merits of its message, the idea of who the heroes are, but you can’t argue that Zombie had …