Kill the Messenger (Michael Cuesta, 2014) Gary Webb was a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 when he came across … More
Category: movie reviews
Reviews on movies I have seen, whether they be new releases or older films.
Going Gillian: The Compelling Repellant Oddness of David Fincher’s “Gone Girl”
Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) David Fincher releases his 10th feature film today, adding to a vastly entertaining and compelling body … More
“The Skeleton Twins”
The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson, 2014) The second feature from Craig Johnson (True Adolescents) opens today at Baltimore’s Charles Theatre, … More
The Cinema of Blah: “This Is Where I Leave You” and “A Walk Among the Tombstones”
Is the fall movie season upon us yet? Sort of. It certainly seems as if the tone of the films … More
First Episode of “Reel Talk” Now Available
Starting this month, I am now the host of a local television film review program, entitled Reel Talk with Christopher … More
“Drop” in on “A Five Star Life” for Some Mild Cinematic Pleasures
A Five Star Life (Maria Sole Tognazzi, 2013) Up in the Air meets I Am Love, but with a nice feminist twist where the female protagonist doesn’t … More
Take a Fun “Trip to Italy”
In 2010, director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) released The Trip, which was compiled from 6 episodes of a BBC television … More
In “Frank,” Fassbender Gets a Big Head and Half a Great Script
Frank (Lenny Abrahamson, 2014) Michael Fassbender (seen earlier this summer in X-Men: Days of Future Past), as the title character of … More
“The November Man” is Perfect for Late August (Which Means It’s Not That Great)
The November Man (Roger Donaldson, 2014) The last two weeks have seen the usual weak roster of films that studios … More
O, the Ecstasy of Tragedy! “If I Stay” Delivers Melodrama and Not Much Else
If I Stay (R.J. Cutler, 2014) What a week! The two films screened for press were this and When the Game … More
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