The Last Station–Movie Review
The Last Station is an interesting, well-acted and poignant film about the last year in the life of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. In 1910 Count Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer)… Read more »
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief–Movie Review
Whew–try to say that title without pausing for breath! Some people say that Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a second-rate imitation of Harry Potter. That seems… Read more »
An Education–Movie Review
An Education reminds me a little of those comedies where teenagers spend most of the movie doing dumb things, yet everything works out all right in the end. The difference… Read more »
Crazy Heart–Movie Review
Crazy Heart is a well-made film with a really good performance by Jeff Bridges, but somehow I can’t get too enthusiastic about it. Bridges plays “Bad” Blake, a boozy old… Read more »
The Young Victoria–Movie Review
It is probably fair to say that Queen Victoria saved the British monarchy, mainly by NOT being a national embarrassment, unlike her immediate predecessors. She also presided over the British… Read more »
If You Are a Depressive Misanthropic Tree-Hugger…
…maybe you shouldn’t see Avatar. The Register describes some overreactions by deranged fans.
Millennium Actress–Anime Review
Millennium Actress is something of an overlooked gem. The movie won all sorts of awards in Japan and was widely praised by critics, but its American release sank without a… Read more »
Up in the Air–Movie Review
The trailers for Up in the Air do their best to suggest that this is a formulaic romantic comedy about two people who initially hate each other but end up… Read more »
Avatar–Movie Review
Avatar, James Cameron’s first movie since Titanic (1997), is a solid science fiction story, probably a classic. It is a visually stunning extravaganza which seems to have required the contributions… Read more »
The Princess and the Frog–Movie Review
The Princess and the Frog is something that we haven’t seen in a long time: a traditional hand-drawn animated film from Disney. The last one was 5 years ago. (It… Read more »