Unbroken (2014)
“If I can take it, I can make it.” This time of year it’s hard to leave Unbroken and not feel the need to set some loftier New Year’s resolutions. After all, few […]
Foxcatcher (2014)
“What’s he get out of all this?” In its opening shot, Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller ingeniously sets up, and almost tells, the entire grief-ridden story in one brief set of frames. Hulking […]
The Gambler (2014)
“I think you’re the kinda guy who likes to lose.” I’m in the minority when I say that this remake, which is actually more of a reimagining, is a better film […]
The Interview (2014)
“Excuse him, he has stink dick.” Sometimes you have to give a bad movie credit where credit is due entirely because of the sheer audacity and bronze balls it has […]
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
“No man is a failure who has friends.” In 1946 It’s a Wonderful Life somehow was a box-office disappointment, especially when compared to the cultural cannon status it’s attained today. Coined as too sentimental and […]
Wild (2014)
“I’m lonelier in my real life than I am out here.” I had high hopes going into Wild knowing it was an adaptation by the renowned Nick Hornby and directed by Oscar […]
Dear White People (2014)
“It’s a strange symbiosis that we’re here to investigate.” I’ll just come out and say it; I did not like this movie. There’s no lead character, no tangible or metaphorical […]
Whiplash (2014)
“Not my tempo.” How do you define greatness? Semantics presumes that there are three key steps. Denotatively Merriam-Webster would say, “exceptionally high quality.” Then you take its connotation – the idea […]
Annie (2014)
“There she is, our own little orphan Annie.” With the latest take on the iconic orphan, Annie manages to squander a wealth of onscreen talent and deliver a flat story […]
The 10 Best Christmas Movies You Haven’t Seen
It gets harder every Christmas season to turn on the TV and find something new to watch. To discover a movie you haven’t seen or even heard of. You’re bound to […]
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