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REVIEW: Away We Go
At the request of a dedicated reader, I decided to bump up my review of “Away We Go.” I drove 45 minutes away to a remote suburb of Houston back in April to be one of the first people to see the...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (September 18, 2009)
The “F.I.L.M.” (gentle reminder: the acronym stands for “First-Class Independent Little-Known Movie”) of the Week is “The Lookout.” Released in 2007, the movie flew under the radar of most moviegoers....
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (October 30, 2009)
The honor of being “F.I.L.M. of the Week” is now officially bestowed upon “The Squid and the Whale.” It is perhaps one of the most brazen movies I have ever seen, and I loved every minute of it. I...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (December 11, 2009)
This week’s “F.I.L.M.” (First-Class, Independent Little-Known Movie for those that need a refresher) is George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck.” The movie follows newscaster Edward R. Murrow’s...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (March 23, 2012)
Before Gary Ross was making us hunger for “The Hunger Games,” he was making thoughtful dramas with insights into society and the individual (which makes him an excellent fit to be at the helm of...
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REVIEW: Dumb and Dumber To
If ever there were a walking contradiction of a film, it would be “Dumb and Dumber To.” I remain confounded as to how a film can be so clever yet so inane at the same time. Some jokes in the film are...
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REVIEW: The Martian
Since he burst onto the scene with 1997’s “Good Will Hunting,” Matt Damon usually seems to play some version of that titular character. He’s had many a memorable movie and role in his decades-long...
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REVIEW: Steve Jobs
I have no qualms in saying that, in high school, the discovery of Aaron Sorkin’s writing completely changed the way I thought about how people could talk in fiction. Here were characters that spoke...
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