— by BEV QUESTAD — The best thing about “Bull Head” is that it focuses on the hormone abuse in the meat industry. Yeah, that is the very best thing. The worst thing is that it picks a big infected scab open on man’s inhumanity to man. It’s about bullying — bullying on[...]
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Review: Chronicle
— by ADAM DALE — Nearly every child dreams of having one super power or another when they are younger, whether it is super strength, the ability to fly or some form of extraordinary ability. Most stem from comic books, cartoons or some other inspirational place. What we fail to think abo[...]
Under Review: ‘Albert Nobbs’
— by ADAM DALE — “Albert Nobbs” is a story that takes place in the 19th century where Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) works as a butler in a Morrison’s Hotel. Intensely shy, he does his job and never draws attention to himself. The secret is that Albert isn’t a man at all, but[...]
Under Review: ‘Hipsters’ (aka ‘Stilyagi’)
— by BEV QUESTAD — For a swingin’ time take a trip into Moscow, 1955. Little did we know there was an underground movement in love with the music, food, fashion and finger snappin’ of American pop culture. Emulating idealized American free expression and individualism, this small[...]
Under Review: ‘Red Tails’
— by ADAM DALE — Over the years, there has been a never-ending slew of movies dedicated to wars and battles fought throughout history. While some choose to focus on specific people and others looked at the grander scheme, most have been about adversity and overcoming insurmountable odds.[...]
Under Review: ‘Underworld: Awakening’
— by ADAM DALE — After a six-year absence from the franchise, Kate Beckinsale returns as one of her best characters, Selene the vampire warrior, in “Underworld: Awakening.” With new directors Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein at the helm — along with[...]
Under Review: ‘Contraband’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Being a fan of action, adventure, drama, plots with a twist and Mark Wahlberg, I was looking forward to the actor’s latest movie. In “Contraband,” Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, who has left behind his criminal past to raise a family. His brother-in-[...]
Review: Joyful Noise
— by ADAM DALE — In his third musical driven drama, director Todd Graff (“Camp,” “Bandslam”) returns to theaters with “Joyful Noise.” Full of some big names and upbeat gospel tunes “Joyful Noise” is the story of a small town church choir that is looking fo[...]
Under Review: ‘Lula, Son of Brazil’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Would distributing checks to families who kept their children in school provide a greater boon to an economy than investing in stock portfolios? Would deploying soldiers to protect the environment at home rather than pillage one across a foreign sea bring greater natio[...]
Under Review: ‘Le Havre’
— by BEV QUESTAD — In a time of increasing economic fears, the words of the hero in “Le Havre” are a sad commentary about his position as a shoeshine man: “There are better professions, but besides shepherds, it’s closest to the people and the last to respect The Sermon on th[...]
Under Review: ‘The Darkest Hour’
— by ADAM DALE — The holiday season is customarily full of a plethora of new movies of the family-friendly variety. This year is no exception, but there is an unusual surge of adult-oriented films hitting theaters this week. One of those is “The Darkest Hour,” an alien invasion/end o[...]
Under Review: ‘War Horse’
— by ADAM DALE — Not only is Steven Spielberg one of the most brilliant and influential minds of the 20th and 21 centuries in the entertainment industry, there is a certain feeling you get when watching one of his movies. The memory of your first Spielberg movie — whether it’[...]
Under Review: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy’
— by ADAM DALE — Based off a 1974 novel by the same name, “Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy” is an espionage film that focuses on the British Intelligence agency known as “The Circus” during the height of the Cold War when the head of the agency, named Control (John Hurt), is forced [...]