Review: Looper
Futuristic sci-fi time travel movies have been around for a long time, but generally rely on fancy, and expensive, special effects. It’s nice that Looper is relatively low budget… a reported 30...
View ArticleReview: Argo
Ben Affleck’s newest film as a director, Argo, is a textbook example of how to make a first-class Hollywood movie from an actual event, and keep it moving, interesting, suspenseful, and sometimes...
View ArticleReview: Seven Psychopaths
Sometimes filmmakers seem to have the most fun when they turn the camera on their craft and themselves. Among titles that come to mind are Singin' in the Rain and Sunset Boulevard. Written and...
View ArticleMovie Review: A Late Quartet
If you thought you never liked chamber music, put those thoughts aside for a couple of hours and see the new film A Late Quartet. After 25 years of worldwide fame, this quartet is coming to a...
View ArticleMovie Review: LunaFest
It’s always an annual treat when Cincinnati World Cinema brings in the current Lunafest collection. This long-running series of short films by and about women is an excellent way for budding filmmakers...
View ArticleMovie Review: Killing Them Softly
New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Dominik raised eyebrows and garnered attention when he delivered the epic tragedy The Asassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which garnered Oscar...
View ArticleMovie Review: Deadfall
Best known for the crime drama The Counterfeiters that won the foreign-language Oscar in 2008, Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky's Deadfall is his English-language debut feature. I was interested in...
View ArticleMovie Review: Django Unchained
I know many of us have gone to a movie simply because of the “over-hype” where the end product was nowhere nearly as good as the sales job. I have just discovered another arena of disappointment:...
View ArticleTop 10 Movies of 2012
It’s the time of year when film writers everywhere offer up their “Ten Best” lists. Granted, you’ll not see movies of this quality in one sitting, or even over a couple of months. And, it’s entirely...
View ArticleMovie Review: Gangster Squad
A few weeks ago I compared a film to an impromptu casserole made from available ingredients on your pantry shelf. So let’s stick with the culinary» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMovie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
Writer-director David O. Russell has a great touch when it comes to working with words and actors. He is best known for Three Kings , the Persian Gulf War» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMovie Review: Oscar Nominated Short Documentaries
Now that the holidays are past, it’s time for the folks at Cincinnati World Cinema to get back to work doing what they do best: presenting interesting» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMovie Review: Stand Up Guys
Sometimes it’s nice to go to a movie and spend a couple of hours with the old pros, especially when the film seems like it’s going to be one thing on the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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