Is the fall movie season upon us yet? Sort of. It certainly seems as if the tone of the films…
9/21/14: “The Skeleton Twins” at Cinema Sundays at the Charles
The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson, 2014) Come join me this Sunday, September 21, at 10:30am, as I present writer/director Craig Johnson’s…
First Episode of “Reel Talk” Now Available
Starting this month, I am now the host of a local television film review program, entitled Reel Talk with Christopher…
“Drop” in on “A Five Star Life” for Some Mild Cinematic Pleasures
A Five Star Life (Maria Sole Tognazzi, 2013) Up in the Air meets I Am Love, but with a nice feminist twist where the female protagonist doesn’t…
Take a Fun “Trip to Italy”
In 2010, director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) released The Trip, which was compiled from 6 episodes of a BBC television…
In “Frank,” Fassbender Gets a Big Head and Half a Great Script
Frank (Lenny Abrahamson, 2014) Michael Fassbender (seen earlier this summer in X-Men: Days of Future Past), as the title character of…
9/5/14: Happy Birthday, Mr. Herzog! Midday on Film Celebrates the Madness and Genius of Bavaria’s Favorite Cinematic Son
[NOTE: If you missed the show, you can still listen to the podcast.] Born in 1942 in Munich, Werner Herzog…
“The November Man” is Perfect for Late August (Which Means It’s Not That Great)
The November Man (Roger Donaldson, 2014) The last two weeks have seen the usual weak roster of films that studios…
O, the Ecstasy of Tragedy! “If I Stay” Delivers Melodrama and Not Much Else
If I Stay (R.J. Cutler, 2014) What a week! The two films screened for press were this and When the Game…
“When the Game Stands Tall”: Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Clichés of Corn
When the Game Stands Tall (Thomas Carter, 2014) “Inspired by the extraordinary true story” (as the poster reminds us) of…
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