FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Rises Above its Source Material
DIRECTED BY SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON/2015
The prose in the novel Fifty Shades of Grey is atrocious. It’s a lab...
Colorful Adaptation of Beloved Children's Film Bears Watching
DIRECTED BY PAUL KING/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Going into Paddington, I fully expected a f...
Grey is not the Warmest Color
DIRECTED BY SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON/2015
Jim Tudor: The year long-plus onslaught of hype and advertising have been telling us that “M...
Bradley Cooper Embodies the Storied Version of Chris Kyle
DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD/2014
Was there a better trailer in 2014 thenAmerican Sniper’s initial pul...
David Fincher Weaves Another Tale of Misdirection
Director: DAVID FINCHER/2014
David Fincher brings a new tale to life that is built to mislead much as he d...
For Families, 3D Animated OZ Sequel Is A Trip Worth Taking
DIRECTED BY WILL FINN, DANIEL ST. PIERRE/2014 (U.S. theatrical release)
In a period of perpetual ...
A Tale of War and Forgiveness
Director: JONATHAN TEPLITZKY/2014
The Railway Man is a small film being distributed by The Weinstein Company that is based on ...
Dystopian Sci-Fi Romance Does Nothing To Diversify The YA Movie Landscape
DIRECTED BY NEIL BURGER/2014
“I like training sequences to run no longer than the ...
Real Men Bake Pies in Melodramatic Throwback
DIRECTED BY JASON REITMAN/2013
Kate Winslet is a Real Woman. And Josh Brolin is a Real Man. And yet, they cannot b...
Stiller Waters Fail to Run Deep
DIRECTED BY BEN STILLER/2013
Imagine a would-be studio blockbuster that sets out to be all things to all audiences, a soarin...
