pg. 350 – Traditionally, “movie stars … have served a crucial and psychologically necessary function as role models for trying on…
Appearance on Fox45 Hotspot, Thursday, 1/3/13!
I will be on Fox45, in a “Hotspot” segment they are shooting at the Creative Alliance, Thursday, 1/3/13 in the…
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents . . . the Good, the Bad, and the Never-Should-Have-Been-Made Movie List of 2012
Dear Readers, What a year! I started out 2012 as a man who taught filmmaking, film history and film aesthetics,…
The Iceman Cometh, but the Ice Runneth Away: “Chasing Ice” in the Era of Climate Change
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…
