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If the dialogue in The Last Station had been delivered about twice as fast, it would not be a stretch to label the film as a screwball tragedy. Its characters engage in clever repartee and trade barbs throughout, but ultimately it is the story of two people who have grown remote [...]

Morgan Freeman is uniquely qualified to play Nelson Mandela. He has, during his career, already portrayed a South African, a President, and a man who has spent decades in prison. In Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Invictus, he finally gets to play all three at once, helped in large part by [...]

In dramatizing the life of a royal person, filmmakers willingly step into the taffeta-lined pitfall of sumptuous visuals and noble chins held aloft. The problem being that if a story is known or at least known well enough, then there’s no tension present in the telling of the tale. That element [...]

As the 1960’s fade further from view, and the images of an unquestionably important decade in world history are sanitized to the point of parody, it’s imperative to remember that not everyone can look back with the benefit of rose-colored glasses. With the hippie wigs in mothballs, the music re-packaged again [...]

In my humble opinion, The Blind Side is really good. It’s really good in the way that it’s enjoyable to watch, and leaves you with a good feeling. Is it great art? No way. Plus there are moments that are downright Hallmark-y. Some of the characters come across as stereotypical. [...]

Francis Bacon not so much with a brush but with scalpel strokes lay back the skin of a dark existence. Gauguin sought, found and painted his garden of Eden. Basquiat, careerist that he was, perhaps didn’t completely translate but at least jotted down semaphore signals from the streets. In films trying [...]

(Warning: Sports-related terminology, of both a British and American variety, is contained in the following review, including the usage of the term ‘football’ for ’soccer‘, references to 1970’s baseball managers, and the like. To find out whether the film is ’shot well’, is ‘well lit’, or is ‘an adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride‘, please consult the footnotes [...]

I’ve never seen a film of director Anne Fontaine’s (How I Killed My Father; The Girl From Monaco) before. I was reminded at a few moments in this film of the visual style of Sofia Coppola, which is a good thing in my book. I look forward to seeing Fontaine’s style grow and evolve in [...]

The latest film from Pusher director Nicolas Winding Refn, Bronson tells the story of Michael Peterson (aka Charles Bronson) the “most violent man” in British prison history. In what could be the best performance of the year, Tom Hardy plays Bronson, a lost soul who dreams of celebrity.

A year or so ago, I was looking at a photograph of Amelia Earhart and thinking “If they ever make a movie about her, I bet they’ll cast Hilary Swank.” A couple weeks later, I heard that Mira Nair (of Salaam Bombay and Namesake fame) was directing Amelia, starring Hilary Swank. The news seemed pretty [...]