TERRORIZING THE TERRORIST. Katheryn Bigelow cemented her reputation as a world-class director with her intense bomb-defusing thriller The Hurt Locker, which won for Best Picture in 2010. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Lincoln
THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR. Steven Spielberg seems to have settled into a routine of alternating between fun passion projects like The Adventures of Tin Tin and Indiana Jones and more serious, historical epics. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
CRAZY IN LOVE. David O. Russel is a director known for his highly stylized, often improvisational films that tackle deep emotional issues, such as I (heart) Huckabees and The Fighter. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Jeremy Renner made his big splash with an intense performance in the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker, but these days, he’s probably better known for his performance as the steely eyed archer Hawkeye in the superhero blockbuster The Avengers. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Gangster Squad
It’s hard to go wrong with a good gangster movie, especially when it is stocked with acting heavyweights such as Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte and Ryan Gosling. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: The Hobbit
BACK TO MIDDLE EARTH. Given that Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy earned nearly $3 billion in global box office revenues, as well as innumerable awards, it’s no surprise that The Hobbit, the literary predecessor to the Fellowship of the Rings, would be turned into a movie. … [Read more...]
