Sloppy, shoddy, inconsistent, and not in the fun, Expendables-type way.
Haven’t we seen this before: a young boy, isolated, frightened, able to see dead people? Didn’t he come with a shrink as the vehicle for a shocking reveal? This assumption and the corresponding visceral reaction to The Sixth Sense probably kept me from seeing Paranorman sooner, which is unfortunate. Paranorman is a fine film with meticulous animation, […]
A new Ken Burns films that reminds us of New York City in the late 1980’s, the power of coercion, and the paranoia around authority.
Beautifully animated and full of potential, Brave falls short on story.
The Sessions is heartfelt, poignant, superbly acted, if a bit forced.
Deadfall reminds us to be thankful for what we’ve got — and what we haven’t watched.
Dr. Seuss’ irascible orange speaker for the trees has come to life in Paramount’s animated version of The Lorax, a film that drew the ire of the extreme right for the heavy-left-leaning rhetoric employed through song and dialogue. As full disclosure, I tend to side with the sardonically expressed opinions about the threats to the environment, but […]
Sarah Polley’s script and direction shine in this story of anxiety and the long-term relationship.
Richard Gere’s performance gives life to this film that has some fine ideas but some confusing ideologies.