Commanding the screen without his smile and very few words, Redford gives an acting clinic on screen presence in this exhilarating and striking survival drama. The 77-year-old Academy Award winner is the only character in the film and plays a nameless yachtsman at sea in the Indian Ocean. With no cuddly back story and only a single voiceover of a written letter, Redford is alone in this environment.
Read MoreLabor Day can't fit any usual description. The best I can manage is calling it a combination of Bonnie and Clyde and The Bridges of Madison County. How's that for bucking norms?
Read MoreAugust: Osage County brings an outstanding story peppered with howling laughs and poignant family drama that blend tremendously better than expected. The film is fantastically acted to make this popular story very absorbing. This film is tailor-made as a holiday hit-to-be upon its upcoming Christmas weekend release and a sure-fire Oscar contender in many categories come next year. It is undoubtedly one of the best films of 2013 and will be among this website's "10 Best" of the year.
Read More12 Years a Slave, thanks to performances as dedicated as its storytelling mission, is, without a doubt, one of the finest films of 2013. It is an unforgettable movie experience.
Read MoreEnough Said is a smart and mature romantic comedy for the over-40 crowd that's a breath of fresh air when compared to younger and dumber entries in the genre. It packs a thoughtful punch of realism that elevates it from the calculated Hollywood whimsy we're use to seeing from the usual Nora Ephron or Nancy Meyers territory that serves this age range. Enough Said is a very nice date movie for a fall season and calendar year drastically under-serviced in that department.
Read MoreGravity is the best science fiction film from this year’s generous slate of original work in the genre. It’s an entirely worthwhile big screen experience that every single man, woman, and PG-13 eligible child should see for themselves. It’s a special experience. That raises the bar entirely to a whole new level of hype. One that it confidently answers and clears.
Read MoreTechnically sound in every way and employing today's quality of visual effects, Rush chisels its own place on that Mount Rushmore of racing films as an instant classic.
Read MoreWith romance in its cross-hairs and obsession at its fingertips, the end result of Don Jon is a challenging and worthy playing field that addresses just how wide that gap is between romance and obsession.
Read MoreThanks 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.
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