— by BEV QUESTAD — Critics be tarred, feathered, hung and shot. Of the 150 films I have reviewed in the last three years, I have given few rave reviews, but “The Lady” would be in those top three. The reason is simple – it’s an important story about principle, sacrifice a[...]
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Review: The Lucky One
— by ADAM DALE — Director Scott Hicks (“Hearts in Atlantis,” “No Reservations”) has brought Nicholas Sparks’ 2008 war-torn love drama “The Lucky One” to the big screen with former “High School Musical” star Zac Efron in the lead. Logan Thibault (Efron) is a young U.[...]
Trailer: The Lady
— by BEV QUESTAD — History and current events have collided in the last weeks with the coincidental release of Aung San Suu Kyi from 15 years of house arrest in Myanmar (Burma) and the film about her life — “The Lady.” As the world now knows, Suu Kyi left Burma and even[...]
Review: Marvel’s The Avengers
— by ADAM DALE — With just under three weeks until its United States release date, Marvel granted a very select few people tickets to see “The Avengers” in stunning IMAX 3D in four locations. This was the ultimate reward for the most diehard of fans, and although it was[...]
Review: Caught
— by ALEXA MILAN — Despite the inevitable issues that families face, many people would say they can always turn to their mother, their father, their siblings for support. For Hannah (Lori Martini), the protagonist at the heart of the short film “Caught,” this isn’t the [...]
Review: The Cabin in the Woods
— by ADAM DALE — If anything could get genre enthusiasts and fanboys excited for a film it would be “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (“Cloverfield,” “Alias”) in a writing collaboration on a horror thriller. This is exactly what happened with “[...]
Review: Lockout
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — A ripped Guy Pearce (“Memento,” “The King’s Speech”) proves he’s action star material in the sci-fi thriller “Lockout,” directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger. Luc Besson, the man who brought us the brilliant and outlandis[...]
Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
— by BEV QUESTAD — I am Lisbeth … Lisbeth Salander. I was created by Stieg Larsson and transferred to celluloid by Niels Oplev. Then Daniel Alfredson. Then David Fincher. Why did anyone think they could be successful at this? The Cast In Oplev and Alfredson’s versions I was portrayed[...]
Review: Gerhard Richter Painting
— by BEV QUESTAD — He takes three colors — red, blue and yellow — and stripes them in arcs and jutting angles onto a large canvass. Beautiful balance, natural primary colors. Simple and elegant. Then he spreads bright yellow paint onto a long wedge, as if buttering the length[...]
Review: American Reunion
— by ADAM DALE — It’s been nearly 13 years since we were first introduced to the awkward group of friends in “American Pie” who made a pact to lose their virginity before graduation. Since then, we have seen them come together after high school and for a wedding. In “American Reu[...]
Review: Following Chase
— by ALEXA MILAN — Fear. Isolation. A high stakes mission and a wounded friend. It’s the principle dilemma at the heart of many a war movie, and it’s the central conflict in the latest short film from director Greg Koorhan, with a twist. “Following Chase” is Koorh[...]
Review: Wrath of the Titans
— by ADAM DALE — Not very often do you hear a star admit that a movie they were in was a dud, especially not when the unexpected sequel is about to be released. But that is exactly what Sam Worthington did when discussing “Wrath of the Titans” — the follow up to 2010’s “Cla[...]
Review: Bully
— by ADAM DALE — “Bully,” the new documentary film by award-winning director Lee Hirsh, has had as much publicity over the controversy of the MPAA’s rating the film “R” as it has because of the touching and emotional stories it shows. The Weinstein Company has announced[...]