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December 2014

December 17, 2014

“It Was a Christian Movement” — Wendell Pierce on Selma

I think that was the combination of the two: the political strategy of understanding what...

December 17, 2014

Last Temptation Turns Twenty-Five

Whatever Scorsese's expectations during filming—it's worth remembering that at least one studio backed away from...

December 17, 2014

If You Don’t, I Will (Fillieres, 2014)

Though it takes a while to gain momentum, Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric once again...

December 15, 2014

“What Do I Pay Attention to in My Life?”–Blake Robbins talks about The Sublime and Beautiful

Robbins says he wanted the film to cause people to ask, "What do I pay...

December 14, 2014

Welcoming Andrew Spitznas to 1More Film Blog

It gives me great pleasure to welcome Andrew Spitznas to the roster of 1More Film...

December 13, 2014

Ridley Scott’s “Exodus”: An Unbeliever’s Perspective

"Exodus: Gods and Kings" is a DeMille-worthy spectacle, but an intellectually incoherent mess.

December 12, 2014

Free the Nipple (Esco, 2014)

The film almost convinced me, but then it started.

December 10, 2014

Force Majeure (Ostland, 2014)

After an avalanche scare, a vacationing family questions the ties that bind in this finely...

December 09, 2014

OFCS Nominees for 2014–Winners Announced

I have voting privileges for four groups this year. First up: the Online Film Critics...

December 08, 2014

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (Sunada, 2013)

An animator and director (Miyazaki), a second director (Isao Takahata), and a producer (Toshio Suzuki)...

December 03, 2014

Nash (Hamilton and Ogilvie, 2013)

Steve Nash is by all accounts a well grounded, interesting, engaging fellow with whom any...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Finding Fela! (Gibney, 2014)

Alex Gibney is one of those directors for whom I get in line, even if...

November 28, 2014

2014 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards–Winners To Be Announced December 22

The jury seeks to recognize quality films (regardless of genre) that have challenged, moved, enlightened,...

November 26, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.10 Recap: Lovecraft

Gotham's 10th episode, "Lovecraft" marked it's halfway point of the inaugural season and demonstrates how...

November 25, 2014

Queen Rock Montreal (Swimmer, 2002)

My former drama instructor always used to say, though, that the highest praise for art...

November 20, 2014

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events — 10 Years Later (Silberling, 2004)

If the upcoming Netflix series fails to do justice to the books, it will be...

November 18, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.9 Recap: Harvey Dent

The last two episodes have been my favorites, and in general I have warmed slightly...

November 16, 2014

Design is One (Brew and Guerra, 2012)

Lella and Massimo Vignelli are two of the proverbial artists whose work you've no doubt...

November 15, 2014

Strange Rumblings in Shangri La (Guglielmino, 2014)

The film, shot on 16mm, has a coloring that surpasses anything I have had the...

November 12, 2014

DamNation (Knight and Rummel, 2014)

At first the film looks like it might turn into a standard taking sides/issue film,...

November 11, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.8 Recap: The Mask

Barbara...Barbara...Barbara. I'm not sure any other character has come off worse throughout this show's first...

November 08, 2014

Laggies (Shelton, 2014)

Fresh on the heels of Begin Again, Knightley's turn here solidifies her status as my...

November 05, 2014

Interstellar (Nolan, 2014)

A full plot synopsis of Interstellar would probably exhaust my thesaurus' stock of synonyms for...

November 04, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.7 Recap: Penguin’s Umbrella

The body count is rising pretty quickly in Gotham--violence is the lazy writer's shorthand--and it...

November 02, 2014

Cybill Shepherd Joins Pure Flix’s “Do You Believe?” Cast — Praises Script

Shepherd was also effusive in her praise of Chuck Konzelman's and Cary Solomon's writing: "I...

November 01, 2014

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies (Ericsson, 2013)

Truth be told The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies tries just a little too...

November 01, 2014

InRealLife (Kidron, 2013)

“The important thing is how it is changing us,” notes Nicholas Carr, a professor and...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.6 Recap: Spirit of the Goat

The ending, and the subsequent preview helped me feel that Gotham is capable of being...

October 24, 2014

1,000 Times Good Night (Poppe, 2013)

It's been a good film year for fans of Juliette Binoche.

October 20, 2014

Gotham Episode 1.5 Recap: Viper

Does the show need fixing? Or is it good enough? Was Venom a step forward,...

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