Noah–Movie Review
In Noah (IMDB) writer/director Darren Aronofsky gives us a dark, disturbing and thought-provoking retelling of a story that we are all familiar with–a story that most of us would consider… Read more »
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The Grand Budapest Hotel–Movie Review
The Grand Budapest Hotel (IMDB) is a new movie by Wes Anderson, and thus is both rather funny and rather strange. It reminds me a bit of the old Pink… Read more »
Tim’s Vermeer–Movie Review
Tim’s Vermeer (IMDB) is a fascinating documentary by Penn and Teller. (Penn Jillette narrates while Teller, of course, directed.) It tells the story of an eccentric inventor who becomes obsessed… Read more »
The Wind Rises–Movie Review
“All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful.” –Jiro Horikoshi If you live near an art-house theater you might have a chance to see The Wind Rises (Kaze… Read more »
About Last Night (2014)–Movie Review
About Last Night (IMDB) is a fairly predictable romantic comedy, but it’s funny enough that is doesn’t feel like a waste of time. As movies released on Valentine’s Day go,… Read more »
American Hustle–Movie Review
American Hustle (IMDB) is a crime drama based very loosely on the Abscam operation of the late 1970s. The opening credits say “Some of this actually happened.” Though it may… Read more »
Harry Potter should have married Hermione, admits J K Rowling
Via CNN and The Independent. Now at this point I could be saying “I told you so,” because I said something similar when reviewing one of the movies. (I was… Read more »
Her–Movie Review
Her (IMDB) is one of the most thought-provoking movies that I’ve seen in a long time. Writer/director Spike Jonze deserves a lot of credit. The story is set in the… Read more »
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug–Movie Review
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (IMDB) is the second part of Peter Jackson’s 3-movie adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic novel. (I reviewed the first movie here.) The… Read more »
Philomena–Movie Review
Philomena (IMDB) is a tearjerking biopic based somewhat loosely on The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith. The movie is notable for an outstanding performance by Judi Densch…. Read more »