A Most Wanted Man
There is really just one reason to go see A Most Wanted Man -- Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film, while good on its own terms, mainly serves as a reminder…
Snowpiercer
I really wanted to like this movie. It has a top notch cast with Chris "Captain America" Evans, Tilda "Chameleon" Swinton, Octavia "Oscar" Spencer, John "Gravitas" Hurt and Ed "Reliable"…
Me and You (Io e te)
There are a handful of directors whose names lead me to expect greatness. Bertolucci is definitely one of them. He has written and directed some of the most successful and…
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars is incredibly faithful to the stellar book, and that’s both good and bad. At times, the stars (the human, not celestial ones) feel like they’re…
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden
This documentary recounts the strange but true tale of a group of Europeans in the 1930s who decided to leave the insanity of the modern world behind and move to…
Noah
I'm no biblical scholar, but I've heard the story of Noah and the flood a few times. I suspect there are not many who haven't. In a nutshell: "The Creator"…
Divergent
Okay, I guess there is room for another young adult movie franchise that centers around a strong female character battling to survive in a dystopian futuristic society. Divergent doesn’t rise…
Winter’s Tale
Winter’s Tale is an okay chick flick that never quite finds its way. It’s part time travel, part fantasy, part drama, part romance. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, sometimes very odd……
The Monuments Men
It was hard not to wonder WHY the release of The Monuments Men was delayed by several months, missing out on the awards-season bru-ha-ha. Now I (think I) know. It…
August: Osage County
In the battle of Meryl vs Julia, who will chew more scenery? August: Osage County pits them against each other as the drug addicted Mom versus the only person in…
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Mainstream Chick’s 2013 Year in Review
I don’t particularly like lists – especially where movies are concerned because so much depends on what you're hoping to gain, and the kind of mood you’re in. I generally…
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's latest film The Wolf of Wall Street is basically three hours of sex and drugs and pure unadulterated greed. It is another "based on a true story" flick,…
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is based very loosely on a James Thurber short story. As a lover of old films, I fondly remember the Danny Kaye version from…
Philomena
2013 is the year of the "based on a true story" movie. The latest addition to the group is Philomena a tragicomic tale from director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous…
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks is a thoroughly enjoyable film that doesn’t fit into any particular genre. It’s a 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' blend of drama, wit and biopic, inspired by true events. The film…