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State of Play: The Quality of Thrill That Would Sell Papers
Here’s a thriller surrounding a newspaper as old and reliable as the newspaper itself. You’ve got your political scandal involving murder, you’ve got your corporate villains, you’ve got your reporter...
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Extract: God Bless The Annoying Next Door Neighbor
Mike Judge is the king of the annoying minutiae of the every day. Extract never takes off, because it stays far closer to conventional comedy than his previous two films, which isn’t Judge’s forte....
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Miss LOST Already? Watch These 25 Movies
So Lost is gone. If you’re like me, you will never be able to look at pretty much any of these actors the same way again. Terry O’Quinn will always be Locke. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will always be...
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The Town: Affleck Continues To Bring The Heat
The name “Ben Affleck” has been used the last few years usually in conjunction with the phrase “bad actor.” Now that he’s adding directing to his repertoire, he’s reinvented his image to one of...
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Mini-Reviews: Argo and Here Comes The Boom
Argo: Argo, Ben Affleck’s third and best directorial effort is a thoroughly engrossing thriller, a smart R-rated throwback to a bygone era. No rapid-fire editing, no shootouts, no gratuitous violence;...
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Mini-Reviews: Mud, To The Wonder, Like Someone in Love
Mud: Few young filmmakers excite me like Jeff Nichols. His newest feature, Mud, is an earnest and immensely likable coming-of-age tale set in the South. Two young teenagers (Tye Sheridan from Tree of...
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Mini-Reviews: Captain Phillips, Machete Kills, Runner Runner
Captain Phillips: Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips is the rarest of gifts: a thriller steeped in humanity. Based on the 2009 raid of the container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates, it’s a...
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