Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller, 2014) It’s an uncomfortable and sad movie about uncomfortable and sad people. The most stable character is…
“Annie” Is a (Great Big Fun) Mess
Annie (Will Gluck, 2014) I know I should somehow feel deeply ashamed of myself – especially since I am at…
“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…
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…
“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…
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…
“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…
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…
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,…
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…
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