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REVIEW: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino’s name is now a brand, one with hallmarks of dialogue and style widely recognized by all cinephiles. It’s an accomplishment achieved not only by Tarantino’s incredible virtuosity but...
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LISTFUL THINKING: 2012 Superlatives
New Year’s Day always marks a very interesting balancing act, reflecting on the old while also ringing in the new. So while people are still thinking about 2012, let me offer up the first annual...
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LISTFUL THINKING: Most Anticipated Movies of 2013
I’ll still be stuck in 2012 at least until the Oscars are handed out and until then will be filling in with reviews of some of the movies I missed from the year. But it’s time to move forward and look...
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Oscar Moment: Final 2012 Predictions, Part 2 (Supporting)
With the 2012 Oscar race now immobile until nominations are announced Thursday morning, January 10, now it’s time to take one last look at the contenders and the pretenders before the dust settles....
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LISTFUL THINKING: 10 Performers Who Will Win Oscars in the Next 10 Years
Before it’s too late and no longer topical, I wanted to share a list that has been floating in my mind for a while. On Sunday night, the Academy welcomed Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway into their...
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REVIEW: The Great Gatsby
Cannes Film Festival – Out of Competition (Opening Film) I found F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel “The Great Gatsby” completely captivating and relevant in 11th grade English. However, I...
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REVIEW: Virunga
Fortunately for the filmmakers of “Virunga,” but rather unfortunately for the sake of humanity, the titular Congolese park is a hotbed for a whole host of ills and tragedies. At the start of the...
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OSCAR MOMENT: Final 2013 Predictions! (Part 1)
Well, folks, hard to believe that we’ll have a fresh batch of Oscar nominations in less than 2 days. Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that I was posting my first (and, sadly, my only)...
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REVIEW: The Revenant
Alejandro G. Iñárritu communicates powerfully in two registers throughout “The Revenant” – visceral violence and serene stillness. Working with director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki, he masterfully...
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REVIEW: Before the Flood
Admittedly, I know fairly little about climate change apart from what I learn in documentary films. (You didn’t ask for this, but I’ll provide two recommendations anyways – “Merchants of Doubt” in...
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