Thanks For Sharing goes to great lengths to highlight the varying degrees and effects of this disease and the clear need for solid support and rehabilitation, all while doing so in an entertaining manner. There are fair jokes to be made, but they are matched by ugly dark flaws of character that could happen to any one of us.
Read MoreA Single Shot attempts some key moments to further the suspense, but they are short and not all that captivating. More so, the movie takes far too many breaks for meandering character moments to spotlight the supporting players clicking with Rockwell.
Read MoreBLIND SPOT REVIEW #4: Capricorn One
Going back and seeing the movies I should have seen or always wanted to see, but missed.
Read MoreWell, this year's culprit for blowing up a good idea and a solid start is The World's End, the third entry in the cult favorite "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy that combines writer/director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, and buddy lead actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The previous two entries of that team were the zombie romp Shaun of the Dead and the buddy cop spoof Hot Fuzz. Both were fairly successful cult comedies that each added a little extra weirdness layer to their character yarns to varying degrees of success. For The World's End, the third time is not the charm.
Read MoreWe dissected a few of my all-time Top 10 of the genre and offered recommendations of underseen gems.
Read MoreA college classmate and Facebook friend of mine posed a particular question to me this past spring. As a devout fan of fun movies, he asked me "what happened to the high school movie?" It was a simple, but intriguing question that I've wrestled over for months now. Most importantly, he was right. Hollywood doesn't make the same high school movies they used to.
Read MoreBLIND SPOT REVIEW #3: Rolling Thunder
Going back and seeing the movies I should have seen or always wanted to see, but missed.
Read MoreWith a penchant for moody music, colorful imagery, decorated interiors, and splendidly unique cinematography, Wong Kar-wai brings those talents to a totally new genre for him with The Grandmaster.
Read MoreI hate to say this, but it's hard to get behind a movie with an unlikable main character. Call me a chipper optimist at heart, but, unless we are getting the classic "change of heart" story or a "you get what you deserve" comeuppance tale of returned karma, I feel like I waste my time trying to engage and get behind negative main characters.
Read MoreBeyond a few large leaps of over-convenient fictional story weaving, the film is a remarkable and powerful experience that everyone should see. A star-studded cast delivers a highly involving and endlessly interesting historical journey through America's quest for civil rights and racial equality. Academy Award winner Forrest Whitaker plays the title character of Cecil Gaines, a black White House butler whose 34-year tenure in the position spans eight Presidents.
Read More"Artful" and "low key" are the two adjectives being tossed around the most for Prince Avalanche and they fit the description. The trouble is "artful" and "low key" can be synonyms for "ponderous" and "boring."
Read MoreMany who will see The Spectacular Now are going to look on paper and see a 2013 Say Anything... That's great company for Ponsoldt's film to be mentioned in, but the comparisons are fair and unfair at the same time. Both films offer excellent high school romances that resonate and matter. There's no doubt about that, but the two movies couldn't be more different in time, purpose, and intention.
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