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REVIEW: Shutter Island
“Shutter Island” is director Martin Scorsese’s first movie since he floored the Academy (as well as one semi-notable movie blogger) with “The Departed,” which only serves to set the bar sky-high to...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (June 4, 2010)
The “F.I.L.M.” (First-Class, Independent Little-Known Movie – for those who needed a refresher) of the Week will return to some dark and hard-hitting material next week, but I will ease the transition...
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Oscar Moment: “Shutter Island”
Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” hits stores today. While in theaters, the movie garnered pretty good reviews and made a nice sum at the box office on some pretty nice legs. But could it get any...
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Random Factoid #436
Hooray for memes! It’s been a while since I’ve been tagged in one of these … good to be back on the circuit! Thanks to Sebastian for tagging me. Here’s the pitch: The idea is that you list off the...
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Weekend Update, Oscar Edition – January 8, 2012
“The funny thing about winning an Academy Award is that this will always be synonymous with my name from here on in. It will be Oscar-winner George Clooney, Sexiest Man Alive 1997, Batman died in a...
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REVIEW: Hugo
It’s slightly disingenuous to make a film all about the magic of the movies and then have little to offer itself in the way of enchantment, but that’s what Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” is – take it or...
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Weekend Update – Golden Globes 2011 Live Blog!
4:00 P.M. E! has already started their Golden Globe coverage, so I guess it’s time for me to begin as well! Time for the best of Hollywood (and television) to come out and get rewarded (or robbed)....
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Oscar Moment: Final 2011 Predictions!
Well, folks … guesswork is almost over. In a little over 12 hours, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will announce their nominations for the best of the best of 2011. We’ve had...
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REVIEW: Side by Side
If you are a film buff, “Side by Side” is a documentary that is totally up your alley. If you just enjoy watching movies for fun, “Side by Side” will easily raise you up to aficionado level on the...
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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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REVIEW: The Wolf of Wall Street
Sex. Cocaine. Hookers. Profanity. Quaaludes. Destruction. Money. Orgies. More profanity. More sex. More cocaine. More destruction. More money. Normally these are the kinds of things that liven up a...
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REVIEW: Life Itself
Film critic Roger Ebert inspired many people and touched countless lives, ranging from saving Martin Scorsese from self-implosion to many much smaller-scale interactions. One such example is a brief...
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Telluride Film Festival Diary, Day 1
12:45 P.M.: TGIF, everyone! I’m headed into a packed day that will have me at some incredible events. For all those who are really dying to know, here’s the schedule I’ve been given for the...
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REVIEW: Hitchcock/Truffaut
Though Kent Jones’ documentary “Hitchcock/Truffaut” may bear the name of two deceased titans of the cinema, but make no mistake about it: this film is focused on those still living and producing vital...
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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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REVIEW: Silence
Like I do with many great films, I approached reviewing Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” with a reverence tinged with trepidation. No matter how many seemingly objective angles I took to evaluating it, I...
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