Mortdecai (2015)
“I am loved by all who know me.” The production company Lionsgate recently announced, on behalf of star Johnny Depp, to franchise Mortdecai and its lead character, opening up possibilities for future […]
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The Boy Next Door (2015)
“I love your mother’s cookies.” It’s borderline disturbing and disconcerting that The Boy Next Door, an insult to moviemaking, still manages to remain engrossing while being reductively impractical. The housewife Lifetime channel viewership […]
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014)
“It doesn’t have to be anything. It’s just beautiful the way it is.” Jimi Hendrix is a cultural icon, forever a piece of the musical and artistic canons. His ubiquity defies explanation […]
Force Majeure (2014)
“He got so scared that he ran away from the table.” Force Majeure is a family film, just not in the conventional sense. It’s not for families to hunker down with […]
Black or White (2015)
“This isn’t about Black and White. This is about Eloise.” Somewhere, buried beneath the chaos and confusion of Black or White, there is a good, solid B-movie to be found. Unfortunately […]
Calvary (2014)
“Killin’ a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.” As so often is the case in everyday life, first impressions are immeasurable. Film is no different. There is […]
Cake (2015)
“Will you forgive me?” No, I cannot. Yes, I’m sure I’ll pass on dessert. Cake is a stalemate chess match. On one side we have a full set of 16 pieces. And […]
The Drop (2014)
“There are places in my neighborhood that people forget about.” The Drop is a tight, tense, gritty look into the illegal and seedy happenings of Brooklyn’s underground criminal network. The title refers […]
Bird People (2014)
“How does it go in fairy tales?” In the Western world, among other geographic locations, quitting is considered an indecisive and thoughtless act of cowardice. You decided to do this, […]
Paddington (2015)
“You’ve literally just brought home a random bear.” I remember seeing the first official teaser trailer for Paddington and laughing out loud. Colin Firth, set to play the lead character, dropped out […]
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