Film Reviews

Film Review: “Spy”

Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. If there is one actress working today who deserves…
Film Review: “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. When I first heard that another version of the Mad…
“Avengers: Age of Ultron”: A Melodramatic Myth for the Anthropocene

Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. I’ll be the first to admit a fair amount…
Review: “Exodus: Gods and Kings”

Enjoyable epic fare, but not as compelling as it could have been. This was supposed to…
Review: “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”

The final installment of Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy hits many of the high, operatic moments of The Lord of the…
Re-Considering Rankin/Bass

It’s hard now to remember a day when Peter Jackson’s films (whatever one may think of…
Review: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition”

Given that the release date for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is now less than…
Review: “Interstellar”

This is not the 2001: A Space Odyssey You’re Looking For Warning: Full spoilers follow. I went…
Review: “The Way He Looks”

Warning: Spoilers follow. The other night, I had the distinct pleasure of watching Daniel Ribeiro’s touching…
Review: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”

I will admit to no small amount of trepidation going in to Dawn of the Planet of…