THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Reviewed by Casey
Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Zodiac, Fight Club), this three hour epic deservedly won Oscars this year for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects. Spanning nearly nine decades – from the end of...
View ArticlePONYO – Reviewed by Will
Anybody reading this who knows the name Hayao Miyazaki probably won’t need any convincing from me to check out his latest film Ponyo. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Japanese master...
View ArticleROBIN HOOD – Reviewed by Will
Originally, Ridley Scott‘s Robin Hood was to be called Nottingham, and it was to star Russell Crowe as both the Sheriff and the Merry Man in Chief. That film might have been a moderately fresh take on...
View ArticleTHE MONUMENTS MEN – Reviewed by David
During World War II, the Nazis not only took countless lives, they pilfered a plethora of priceless art from the countries they invaded. Their actions could almost be considered the ultimate heist, and...
View ArticleHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 – Reviewed by David
A sequel to one of the best animated movies to ever be made, How to Train Your Dragon 2 stands as a pretty solid film on its own, certainly better than a lot of the animated stuff that comes out...
View ArticleCINDERELLA – Reviewed by David
Kenneth Branagh should just direct everything. I mean, he obviously knows what he’s doing with Shakespeare. But outside of that he makes consistently good, solidly entertaining movies. Thor was grand...
View ArticleLOVE & MERCY – Reviewed by Joyce
Love & Mercy is a biopic of sorts on the life of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson. We see him mostly in two distinct decades of his life—the ‘60’s and the ‘80’s. In the 1960’s, the Beach Boys were...
View ArticleOUR BRAND IS CRISIS and TRUTH – Reviewed by David
This seems to be the week for films centering on strong women, among them comedy-drama Our Brand is Crisis, with Sandra Bullock as a master campaign strategist, and docudrama Truth, with Cate Blanchett...
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