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November 2014

November 14, 2014

“Ilo Ilo”: A Singaporean Slice of Home and Work Life

Now available for home viewing, this award winner adeptly shows us a family facing rough...

October 2014

October 26, 2014

Wadjda: A Girl’s Life, Saudi Style

This first-ever feature film by a female Saudi director charmingly, persuasively calls for women's equality...

September 2014

September 28, 2014

A Classic Revisited: Red Beard (dir. Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1965)

Red Beard, a medical drama set in 19th Century Japan, showcases director Akira Kurosawa's flair...

September 02, 2014

The Normal Heart (dir. Ryan Murphy, USA, 2014)

This year's Emmy winner for Outstanding Television Movie uses a terrific ensemble to tell the...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

The Zero Theorem (dir. Terry Gilliam)

Terry Gilliam's latest sci-fi dystopia challenges the mind and overwhelms the senses.

August 21, 2014

The Great Beauty (dir. Paolo Sorrentino, Italy, 2013)

Considering that this year’s Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film centers upon a despondent...

August 19, 2014

Beyond God’s Not Dead: Three Better Films About Clashing Worldviews

It’s high time to look past "God's Not Dead" and examine three far superior movies...

August 11, 2014

God’s Not Dead: An Atheist’s Response

Warning: This analysis contains spoilers that include the film’s ending. For atheists who love...

August 10, 2014

Life Itself (dir. Steve James, USA, 2014)

Roger Ebert (1942-2013) exemplified the best traits of a film critic. For over forty years,...

August 06, 2014

Particle Fever (dir. Mark Levinson, USA, 2013)

Who would’ve thought a film about subatomic physics could be so stirring and virtuous? Particle...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

New DVD releases and What the Critics Said

1. The Lego Movie (Available 6/17) "Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags,...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

Giveaway: ‘Once Upon a Time’ Season One Set

Bippidy boppidy boo.. The fairy godmother has a DVD set for you.

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Home Viewing: Chronicle

A fresh and insightful take on the superhero idea, CHRONICLE is not only excellent, but...

May 17, 2012

Home Viewing: The Grey

A tense, suspenseful walk through wolf-infested Alaska, THE GREY doubles as a philosophical metaphor for...

May 04, 2012

Home Viewing: Haywire

With real Gladiator punches and mixed marital arts kicks, HAYWIRE is a heavy-duty action movie.

May 04, 2012

Home Viewing: Joyful Noise

With some good gospel music and friendly to faith attitude, Joyful Noise is refreshing, even...

May 04, 2012

Home Viewing: New Years Eve

New Years Eve is so bad it might just take a year off your life.

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Home Viewing: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol

Fast action that will make your palms sweat and witty cracks more than make up...

April 17, 2012

Home Viewing: The Iron Lady

Still an excellent and rousing film despite the fact it focuses on the sorrows of...

April 05, 2012

Home Viewing: We Bought a Zoo

This is a family film in the sense of a movie you watch together which...

April 05, 2012

Home Viewing: War Horse

Too long and too horsey, this movie will please only the most equine among us.

April 05, 2012

Home Viewing: In The Land of Blood and Honey

Angelina Jolie's directional debut is darkly ambitious and occasionally uneven, but shows promise.

April 05, 2012

Home Viewing – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

This ambitious 9/11 story falls short of what it needed to be. Far short.

March 2012

March 20, 2012

DVD Release: The Muppets

The Muppets was one of the best movies of 2011. Not just kids' movies. One...

March 20, 2012

DVD Release: The Adventures of Tintin

A faithful and delightful adaptation of the Tintin graphic novels to enjoy with the kiddos.

March 20, 2012

DVD Release: Happy Feet Two

The music is great and the animation intermittently breathtaking, but the story is M.I.A., which...

March 20, 2012

DVD Release: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Murky in its plot and conflicting loyalties, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY is either delightfully ambiguous...

March 20, 2012

DVD Release: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

A relentless and harsh look at brutal evil and strength to fight it, wrapped in...

March 14, 2012

DVD Release – Melancholia

Beautiful, epic, and relentless in its worldview, Melancholia is the logical and depressing end point...

March 14, 2012

DVD Release – The Descendants

Incredibly acted, achingly honest, and brutally sad, this Best Picture contender will make you tear...