Tim Jackson
The excellent E-Team documents a remarkable effort to investigate the abuse of human rights, an endeavor that, for the most part, goes unheralded in our mainstream media.
Read More“The music itself is quite Gothic. It’s about murder, and death, and God, not all toe tapping stuff.”
Read MoreThe Drop‘s characterizations never go beyond hapless noir archetypes, but sharp dialogue, superb performances, and the unpredictable convolutions of the plot keep the viewer on edge.
Read MoreDespite a few clichéd moments, Land Ho! is the satisfying product of the natural grace that Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens have developed as filmmakers.
Read MoreCalvary offers a dark vision to be sure, but every character, for all his or her troubles and cynicism, has a deep need for love and recognition.
Read MoreDespite Woody Allen’s recycling of old ideas and plot points, his actors give such strong characterizations that I tossed my skepticism aside and enjoyed the moonlit ride.
Read MoreFrom the start of Get On Up, James Brown’s life is reduced to the plastic clichés of music biography.
Read MoreThis kind of faux-inspirational drivel has Hollywood privilege written all over it.
Read MoreFilm critic Roger Ebert was a complicated man and this documentary does a superb job of exploring his different sides, detailing the evolution of his personality over the decades.
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