Film Reviews
Current films, current DVD's and forgotten classics are reviewed in our effort to save you time in your pursuit of an interesting and entertaining evening at the movies.
The Road
The apocalypse of men's souls is the theme of this morality play played out upon the bleak landscape of a dying world.
September 8th, 2010
Fiddler on the Roof
The 1971 film adaptation of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is not only one of the best musicals of all time; it is also one of the best movies ever made.
August 23rd, 2010
Oxford Murders
This farcical hypothesis was presented at a symposium by mathematician / philosopher Arthur Seldom, played by character actor John Hurt.
August 16th, 2010
The Extra Man
Louis Ives is extra-eccentric, not only in his confused sexuality, but in his recurring fantasy of stepping back in time as Jay Gatsby.
August 9th, 2010
Inception
After emerging from the dark theater into the glaring midday sun, following a 148 minute descent into Christopher Nolan’s dream sequence, Inception, I’m not embarrassed to say that it took
July 21st, 2010
The Pacific, Installments III & IV
The toughest and bloodiest war ever fought on this planet was fought all over the globe in two theaters of action. This is the story about one of them -The Pacific.
June 14th, 2010
The Blind Side
Touching film full of life lessons, with more than its share of unforced humor, “The Blind Side” was easily one of the best films of 2009.
May 20th, 2010
The Warlords
Co-directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip ably brought to their audience in “The Warlords,” a fair representation of the prevailing desperation of a people constantly engaged in conflict
May 17th, 2010
Full Metal Jacket
"Goodbye My Sweetheart, Hello Vietnam" This refrain from Dave Dudley's country ditty, an integral melody in the soundtrack of the classic "Full Metal Jacket" regarding a more patri
May 13th, 2010
Being John Malkovich
All Things Malkovich And the film works. I know it sounds crazy, but that is essentially why this film is so alluring. An entire film built around seeing the world through the eyes of one of America&#
May 13th, 2010
Donnie Darko
Looking to the Future can be Hazardous to your Health Or maybe I could be wrong. That's what the coming of age / sci-fi film "Donnie Darko" does to me - every time I see it. By the time it
May 13th, 2010
Gladiator
Ridley Scott employed the perfect balance of narrative, cinematic imagery and adventure to build the timeless tale of a once great empire beginning its fall into the moral decay that was Rome.
May 13th, 2010
Being There
Naivety and Innocence are Comfortable Collaborators in this humorous farce, Peter Sellers' second to his last movie, before his death in 1980, may also be his second best. "Being There," d
May 13th, 2010
The Whole Wide World
The Story of the Best Pulp Fiction Writer in "The Whole Wide World" was a Whale of a Tale Pulp Fiction Writer Robert Ervin Howard, who in life was successful in the most difficult of economic
May 13th, 2010