For fans of the classic Hollywood era, Trumbo is a pleasant look back akin to watching home movies more so than reading a history book.
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Blu-ray Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ Finds a New Home On Home Video
Featuring exemplary visual/audio, with a wealth of special features, hopefully 'Crimson Peak' can find the fans it deserves on home video.
Read More »Sundance Film Reviews: Comedies Were Plentiful With ‘The Lobster,’ ‘Other People,’ ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople,’ and ‘Operation Avalanche’
Comedies are always plentiful, and this year, so were the belly laughs.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Forsaken’ – Kiefer and Donald Sutherland Co-star in Weighty Western
Forsaken stars Kiefer and Donald Sutherland as father and son in a new Western drama. That’s the hook, but there is way more to this western than anyone would expect, although the director, writer and impressive supporting cast should give you a hint that this is an exceptional film. The story, on the surface, seems deceptively simple and one any fan of westerns has seen a dozen times. The railroad is coming and a corrupt business man is using a bunch of thugs to force farmers to sell their land to him. But to leave the description there would be like saying High Noon was about a town’s law enforcement human resources problems.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’ – Revenge Is In The Hands Of The Creator
A gruesome tale of pain and loss and yet remarkably also an inspiring story of survival and the integrity of the human spirit.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Creed’ – This ‘Rocky’ Sequel Will Make You a Believer
Go see 'Creed' ; I guarantee it will make you a believer!
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Chimes at Midnight,’ Orson Welles’ Best Work, Available for First Time in Decades
I inherited a respect for Orson Welles and a love for his work from an uncle who came of age in the 1940s when Orson Welles was one of radio and cinema’s best known actor/directors. When 'Chimes at Midnight' came out, I was busy coming of age and rioting at UCLA. I heard about the film and that Welles considered it his best work, but I missed it. Then, like the mysterious Mr. Welles himself, it disappeared for decades. Now, it’s back.
Read More »25th New York Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘The Law’
When the French parliament debated whether abortion should be legalized in 1974, the most rational and logical case presented was by Simone Veil, the Minister of Health.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: Born to Be Blue
‘Born to be Blue’ is a visual and musical masterpiece from Ethan Hawke’s array of passion projects.
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: Interview with Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland, recently honored with a Trailblazer Award, addressed the Western genre and the opportunity to work with his father.
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