Chasing Ice (Jeff Orlowski, 2012) This is an important film about an important subject that nevertheless falls far short of…
Miserable at “Les Misérables”
Les Misérables (Tom Hooper, 2012) Ah, what a journey . . . from the end of Napoléon’s reign, in 1815,…
“Premium Rush” – A Great Dumb Ride Through the Streets of New York
Premium Rush (David Koepp, 2012) This 90-minute movie is a sharp, muscular little action-packed ride that thrills the viewer as…
“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,…
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,…
“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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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