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[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...

[Review] War Witch

It was a news headline focused on child soldiers in Africa embroiled in war and transformed into deity-like figures that inspired writer/director Kim Nguyen to ...

[Review] Jack the Giant Slayer

What do you get when you combine the English folktale Jack and the Beanstalk with the more violent Cornish fairy tale Jack the Giant Killer in an age where comp...

[Review] Leviathan

To say that Leviathan is not for everyone is to, put it simply, too simple. Even those who hear that something “isn’t for everyone” and take it as a challenge t...