Annie (Will Gluck, 2014) I know I should somehow feel deeply ashamed of myself – especially since I am at … More
Category: movie reviews
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Fights Bloat and Loses
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Peter Jackson, 2014) The tagline for the new (and final!) film in director … More
Savor This Weekend’s “Top Five” “Wild” “Pelican Dreams” (and Flee – Flee! – from “Exodus”)
Hard week at work (it’s exam time) = shorter reviews than normal combined into one loosely concocted post. Enjoy! Top … More
“The Homesman” Drifts Along the Frontier Trail
The Homesman (Tommy Lee Jones, 2014) The greatest asset in The Homesman – the second theatrical feature directed by actor Tommy Lee Jones … More
A Midday Preview of Coming Attractions & Current Cinema: 12/5/14 @ 1pm
[NOTE: If you missed the show, you can download the podcast here.] It’s time again for our annual end-of-year movie show … More
“The Theory of Everything”: Life, Love and the Pursuit of Equations
The Theory of Everything (James Marsh, 2014) Biopics – or biographical pictures – all face the same challenge: how to … More
The Metafictional Penultimatum of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (Francis Lawrence, 2014) There is a moment in the first third of the new Hunger … More
3 (Descending) Cinematic Degrees of Finesse: “Diplomacy,” “Dear White People” and “Rosewater”
Right now, at Baltimore’s Charles Theatre, you can see three very different films about diplomacy and negotiation. Each movie tackles, … More
Second Episode of “Reel Talk” Now Available
The second episode of Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, on HCC-TV, is now available. My second guest was a former student of mine, Stevenson University/Howard … More
“Beyond the Lights” Does Not Go Beyond Much
Beyond the Lights (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2014) About halfway through Beyond the Lights – the new soapy tearjerker of a pop-infused romance by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love … More
