Premium Rush (David Koepp, 2012) This 90-minute movie is a sharp, muscular little action-packed ride that thrills the viewer as … More
Category: movie reviews
“Django Unchained” – Tarantino’s Pulpy Revisionist Western Is His Best Film Since “Pulp Fiction”
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012) I hope this film ends up on a lot of film critics’ Top 10 lists, … More
Best Wishes to All in This Holiday Season!
May this holiday season bring you great joy! May all of your experiences, with friends, families, pets, and even enemies, … More
“Les Aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec”
Last night, I watched Zero Dark Thirty, and while I will wait on my review of that film, I just want … More
This Is Jack Reacher at 40, on Hudson: 3 Reviews That Really Don’t Belong Together . . .
. . . except that all three of those films open in the Baltimore-area market today, and I’ve been sitting … More
3x3x3: “A Royal Affair,” Where “Hope Springs,” but More “ParaNorman” Would Break the Norm
Today, 3 reviews of 3 films I have seen in the past 3 days. It makes for an interesting random … More
“The Invisible War” + My Meditations on Violence in America
The Invisible War (Kirby Dick, 2012) Yesterday, December 14, 2012, in Newtown, CT, a deranged gunman took the lives of 20 … More
The 48fps Hobbit morphs into Smaug
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, 2012) I really like this movie’s poster! It sells, in a wonderfully vivid … More
“Midday with Dan Rodricks” – Friday, December 7 Show: A Review of the Current Cinema
Linda DeLibero and I spent a great hour discussing the movies of the fall season on the Midday with Dan Rodricks show – … More
What If Your Friends with Kids Met Your Sister’s Sister?
That’s what happened to me, anyway, this weekend. Without realizing what I was doing, I rented two films that both … More
