— by RACHEL COYNE — Jon Hamm can do drama. Jon Hamm can do comedy. Jon Hamm can do sexy as hell with one hand tied behind his back. But can Jon Hamm do mystery/thriller? In “Stolen,” Hamm is Tom, a father whose son has been missing for eight years. In his quest to find […][...]
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Under Review: ‘Lexie Cannes’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — The deaf community by and large has been ignored when it comes to the film industry. Occasionally, a main character will have a relative or friend who is deaf, but you’d be hard pressed to find a deaf main character. In fact, the movie’s title[...]
Kevin Smith Wants to Hit Somebody!
— by CAM SMITH — As anyone who’s been following Kevin Smith’s Twitter feed, or his insanely hilarious Smodcast well knows, the man loves hockey. I mean really loves hockey. To a nearly unhealthy degree, some might even argue. In fact, he adores my country’s favorite athletic[...]
Under Review: ‘The Yacoubian Building’ (aka ‘Omaret Yakobean’)
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — One great thing about foreign films is you get to see different production and storytelling techniques. Watching too many Hollywood films can leave you with a jaded feeling. You know that if it’s rated PG-13 an f-bomb won’t be dropped. If there’s a hunky[...]
Drink Me: The Alice in Wonderland Kool-Aid
— by RACHEL COYNE — Did you know that a new Tim Burton-directed, Disney-produced version of “Alice in Wonderland” (in 3D!) is coming to theaters on March 5? If you answered “no,” can I come stay at the rock you live under the next time I need a mental health weekend? It sounds[...]
Review: The Ghost Writer
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — There was a “clash of the titans” this weekend. No, Sam Worthington or Louis Leterrier are not implicated in any way. Instead cinema giants Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski simultaneously released their latest films. Both[...]
Under Review: ‘Ajami’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Sri Chinmoy once said, “You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of love.” The same idea is present in Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Oscar-nominated[...]
Under Review: ‘Shutter Island’
— by JOEL CRARY — There have been a number of films of late dealing with the effect of war on the psychologies of those who experience it, plots built around the chaos that manifests in post-war American mentalities, presenting us with protagonists who are altered in some way. So[...]
Has An ‘Awesome’ Choice Been Made for Captain America?
— by BEN FOWLER — Who has been, reportedly, in the frame for the Captain America role? A better question might be who HASN’T been up for the role. The winged mask of the star-spangled Avenger is one that most of the cream of Hollywood’s leading, and up-and-coming men, have been[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Tron Legacy’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’ve said it before, timing is everything, and what a perfect time to bring “Tron” back. When the original “Tron”was released, it was state of the art. At the time, they were toying with a new technology, something called[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The DeVilles’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Musicians seem to have the most passionate love lives: Sid and Nancy, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Is it the music that builds the passion or is the music a by product of the passion? Of course, when these couples fall, they fall[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ve lived in Brooklyn my entire life, and never have I experienced the corruption that is portrayed in films like “Clockers,” but I guess my neighborhood would not be considered to have any “street cred.” Nevertheless, it is a[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Grown Ups’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’m not going to lie, when I heard about an Adam Sandler movie called “Grown Ups,” I wasn’t too excited. As a matter a fact, I completely dismissed it. I have loved many of Adam’s movies, but lately he has been going down a path I have[...]
Review: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
— by KENNETH DAVIS — With several successful movies under their belts, DC comics and Warner Bros. bring us yet another excellent film with “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths,” co-directed by Sam Liu (of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”) and Lauren[...]