Reviews

[Review] California Solo

In a case of mistaken identity, Marshall Lewy's sophomore effort as writer/director is much more than its cliché-riddled trailer shows. A 2012 Sundance Film Fes...

[Review] White Tiger

It's a unique treat any time a film depicting World War II doesn't center on the Holocaust or American forces storming the beaches of Normandy. Honestly, these ...

[Review] Beware of Mr. Baker

My first thought when researching the documentary Beware of Mr. Baker was acknowledging I really don't know anything about music. Facts about this legendary, un...

[Review] Hitchcock

Hitchcock the man, Hitchcock the artist -- today, they are almost inseparable. Alfred Hitchcock, “The Master of Suspense,” is widely considered one of the great...

[Review] Red Dawn

The 1984 Red Dawn is a product of its time -- bloated, overly serious, goofy and technically clunky. It is pure 80s cheese. Parts of it can be enjoyed on an iro...

[Review] Rise of the Guardians

It was only a matter of time before someone turned our favorite holiday-bound mythical creatures into superheroes. Unsurprisingly it's William Joyce who did. By...

[Review] The Bay

The Bay is the kind of film that hits and misses with such force and rapidity that your feelings on it may change from moment to moment, dissolving any hope of ...

[Review] The Comedy

The Comedy is a title that works on two levels. The film itself contains the same kind of detached irony that lightly walks through the veins of the aimless Swa...

[Review] Citadel

Writer/director Ciaran Foy found the perfect way to distract his audience from questioning the often clichéd actions of horror film protagonists. Instead of mak...