Category Archives: Film

29
May

The Weekender: Go ‘West’

Movie of the Week A Million Ways to Die in the West Let’s just forget about Blazing Saddles for a moment. After Ted was a pleasant surprise in 2012, I’ll give Seth MacFarlane another shot. It’s probably hilarious and disjointed, … Continue reading →

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22
May

The Weekender: ‘Days’ are Gone

Movie of the Week X-Men: Days of Future Past* A dark, difficult storyline gets translated magnificently to the big screen. This is a redemption story on a grand scale, and Singer has completely redeemed the franchise (not that First Class … Continue reading →

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15
May

The Weekender: Big in Japan

Movie of the Week Godzilla Is this the time Hollywood finally gets the iconic character right? All signs point to yes, since they’ve lined up a top-notch cast (including Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche and Ken Watanabe) and given the reins … Continue reading →

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8
May

The Weekender: Good Fences Make Good ‘Neighbors’

Movie of the Week Neighbors Can a raunchy comedy be this respected? Can Dave Franco be funnier than James Franco? Is Zac Efron finally finding his career path? Can we just give Rose Byrne her own comedy already? All these … Continue reading →

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1
May

The Weekender: Kinda Sorta ‘Amazing’

Movie of the Week The Amazing Spider-Man 2* It’s still worth seeing, but its many great scenes are hobbled by Marvel’s desire to set up as many sequels and spin-offs as possible. Read my review at College Movie Review. LIMITED RELEASE … Continue reading →

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25
Apr

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2014

So long, cynicism. I have too much to be happy about this year. Sure, there will be plenty of failed action movies, comedies and romances, but I’m choosing to accentuate the positive this summer. So here are my 10 most … Continue reading →

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24
Apr

The Weekender: ‘Blue’ Period

Movie of the Week • Blue Ruin* A well-crafted revenge thriller. Playing exclusively at the Angelika Dallas. Read my review at College Movie Review. Also opening: WIDE RELEASE • Brick Mansions • The Other Woman • The Quiet Ones LIMITED RELEASE … Continue reading →

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17
Apr

The Weekender: Free Your Mind

Movie of the Week Transcendence Wally Pfister, the Oscar-winning cinematographer of Inception and Moneyball either nails his directorial debut, a cyber-thriller, with nail-biting precision. Or it just completely falls off the rails, wasting its talented cast. I hope it’s the … Continue reading →

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10
Apr

The Weekender: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting

Movie of the Week The Raid 2 Gareth Evans returns with more beautifully choreographed insanity. While the first one wasn’t quite as great as its rapturous reviews suggested, it was still a blast and a completely different experience from American … Continue reading →

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3
Apr

The Weekender: ‘Winter’ of Our Discontent

Movie of the Week Captain America: The Winter Soldier Aside from the first Iron Man film, Captain America: The First Avenger is my favorite solo Avengers outing. So I’m excited for this conspiratorial sequel, which finds Cap facing off against … Continue reading →

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