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[SXSW Review] Euphonia

Filmmakers have always been intrigued by the loneliness and isolation felt by teens everywhere, not just in anonymous suburbs lined with big box stores off inte...

[SXSW Review] Evil Dead

There's nothing quite like hearing 1,600 people roar, cheer, scream, cringe and laugh for a film premiere. Evil Dead nearly blew the roof off of the Paramount d...

[Review] Dead Man Down

There is a fine line between a movie that refuses to hold your hand and a movie that just plain doesn't know how to pace or structure itself. A film that metes ...

[Review] Admission

It’s often been said that television is a writer’s medium, while film is a director’s medium. With that notion, it’s a shame that no director has been able to e...

[Review] Oz the Great and Powerful

I have to reevaluate my distaste for everything Oz not existing inside the mind of Dorothy Gale now that I’ve discovered Victor Fleming’s seminal work The Wizar...

[Review] Beyond the Hills

It took Cristian Mungiu over five years to release a feature-length follow-up to his Palme d’Or winning masterpiece, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days. That film, a...

[Review] 21 and Over

21 and Over begins with little warmth and affection, retracing a wild night as our “heros” (can we call them that?) walk naked, save for a sock, along a typical...

[Review] Phantom

Todd Robinson’s Phantom is, at times, a skillfully executed film saved from direct-to-video boredom, mostly due to top-notch performances. Starring Ed Harris as...