film review
“The Wolf of Wall Street”: “Mean Streets” director does “Ugly Street”
January 17, 2014It's an ugly, unforgivable movie of shameful practices and sociopathic tendencies. How else, of course, would you make a movie about Wall Street finance?
Read moreHorror movies with a conscience?
October 31, 2013The movies that follow are fantasies based on real, immediate, contemporary threats.
Read more“The Summit:” Adventure, death, jaw-dropping cinematography
October 9, 2013The Summit provokes many questions, but should appeal to aficionados of adventure (in particular mountaineering).
Read moreNew movies: thrillers, farmers, communists and Armstrong’s lie
October 7, 2013Prisoners is a thriller allegory about U.S. foreign policy featuring a dream cast including Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo.
Read moreSaudi girl’s story exposes oppression of women
October 7, 2013The film audience cringes as Wadjda's flowering pre-teen youth is hammered with humiliations and denials of even the slightest sign of human growth.
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