— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — In 1987, Frank Miller wrote one of the most famous and significant Batman stories of all time with “Batman: Year One,” which was an inspiration for Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight,” where the focus was on making the worl[...]
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Review: Real Steel
— by ADAM POYNTER — Hugh Jackman burst onto America’s radar with his dedicated portrayal of the highly popular character Wolverine in “X-Men” back in 2000. With his new film, “Real Steel,” things are no different for the actor as we see the commitment to his role and the[...]
Under Review: ‘Drive’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — I might be the only woman on the planet who thought “The Notebook” was overrated. When I watched it the first time, I didn’t feel the emotion nor was I into heartthrob Ryan Gosling. To put it plainly, I wasn’t caught up in the hype. Years later, I was re[...]
Under Review: ‘The River Why’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “I understand the way fish think,” is what Gus says as he describes his life story, a convoluted fable about life and its analogy to fishing. Gus’s father, William Hurt, is an affected published author and his mother, Kathleen Quinlan, is the rough feminist fishe[...]
Under Review: ‘Contagion’
— by ADAM POYNTER — The scariest films to me are not those that choose to show you the blood and gore, it is those that plant an idea in your mind like a virus in a host and the idea germinates until it envelopes you. I have always said that the mind is far […][...]
Under Review: ‘Warrior’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Everybody loves an underdog and in director Gavin O’Connor’s latest film, “Warrior,” we have two — and they are estranged brothers. Brendan Conlon (Joel Edgerton) is a high school physics teacher who has a bank about to foreclose on his house and[...]
Under Review: ‘Where Soldiers Come From’
— by BEV QUESTAD — The landscape of northern Michigan is bleak and cold. Jobs are scarce and people are just scraping by in wooden houses that long ago needed repainting. This is ripe ground for enlistment. A boy cynically remarks, “What else is there to do?” Led by Cole, three frien[...]
Under Review: ‘Guzaarish’
— by BEV QUESTAD — I loved this film. Presented with lush colors and textures with an ancient mansion on verdant grounds in Goa, India, I was captivated. The accompanying story, deep and moving, evokes great respect and a lot of questions. This is my last film review written from Banglad[...]
Under Review: ‘Off the Boulevard’
— by LYNN TACKITT — In the past, I have overlooked documentaries and never given them much thought. They didn’t seem to strike a long enough chord to make it through the entire film. Don’t get me wrong; I respect people enough to have a passion and want to get the word out enough to [...]
Under Review: ‘No One Killed Jessica’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Bargaining is the way of life, the centerpiece of business, in the traditional cultures all over the world, but most famously in the Middle Eastern-Subcontinent regions. Depending on what’s said and what the bargaining is over (an extended Visa, perhaps?), the Wester[...]
Under Review: ‘The Debt’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Directed by John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love” and “Proof”) and written by Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass,” “X-Men: First Class”), “The Debt” is an American remake of a 2007 Israeli film that takes place in two different eras. It follows a trio of under[...]
Under Review: ‘In/Sight’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have been a long-time devoted fan of good thriller movies. Even as a child, I would sneak in the hallway late at night and watch the movies that my mother deemed too scary or deep for a child to follow. Being extremely lucky, I was blessed with a mother […][...]
Under Review: ‘The Interrupters’
— by BEV QUESTAD — In the first six months of 2010, Chicago had 217 murders, mostly of youth by youth. At a town hall, the mayor announced the National Guard was available to intervene. The audience members passionately spoke about wanting to solve their own neighbor problems with gang v[...]
Under Review: ‘Griff the Invisible’
— by ADAM POYNTER — While the superhero genre is in full swing, there is a growing sub-genre focusing on everyman superhero films — such as “Defendor,” “Kick-Ass” and “Super” — in which an average person puts on a costume and fights crime[...]