Sicario (Denis Villeneuve, 2015) Sicario opens with a text-on-screen definition of its title, explaining the word’s Latin roots and current, Latin American meaning:…
“Sleeping with Other People” Flirts with Tropes from Better Movies
Sleeping with Other People (Leslye Headland, 2015) Alison Brie (Trudy Campbell on “Mad Men“) and Jason Sudeikis (lots of characters on…
In “The Walk,” Gordon-Levitt’s Manic Pixie Gallic Guy Cannot Ruin the Majesty of Zemeckis’ 3D High-Wire Thrills
The Walk (Robert Zemeckis, 2015) Have you seen James Marsh’s Oscar-winning documentary, Man on Wire (2008)? It tells the story of famed…
10/2/15: Midday on Space Exploration at the Movies (and TV)
[Missed the show? Check out the podcast!] Since the early 1950s, as the Cold War truly got under way and…
In “The Intern,” Nancy Meyers Asks, Once More, What Women Want. The Answer, Yet Again, Is … a Man
The Intern (Nancy Meyers, 2015) Ah, Nancy! For years now (in films like What Women Want, The Holiday and It’s Complicated), you have been…
“Everest” Thrills with 3D Vistas but Bores with 2D Characters
Everest (Baltasar Kormákur, 2015) Back in 1996, an IMAX crew filmed sequences on and around Mt. Everest for a 44-minute documentary,…
In Uneven but Entertaining “Black Mass,” Johnny Depp’s Makeup Team Deserves the Award
Black Mass (Scott Cooper, 2015) In 2014, documentary director Joe Berlinger (Under African Skies) released a movie about the notorious…
First Episode of 2015-2016 Season of “Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed” Is Now Available
The first episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk (the fourth season, overall, and the second season…
In “The Visit,” Shyamalan Indulges His Inner Brat
The Visit (M. Night Shyamalan, 2015) Ask yourself this: if not for The Sixth Sense, would you still care about M. Night…
“Grandma” Needs a Defibrillator
Grandma (Paul Weitz, 2015) How I wanted to like this movie (despite its lackluster trailer). I love Lily Tomlin (most…
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