Tim Jackson
In this brilliantly written play, Kenneth Lonergan finds both the humor and angst in the moral muddle generated by the Reagan Revolution.
Jobs is not an awful movie so much as an awkward one — it falls short of its intent, which I assume is to dramatize the tenacity of genius.
Overall, Elysium is an entertaining distraction posing as a meaningful global allegory.
Participants of Ted Cutler’s Outside the Box Festival recognize there could have been more publicity about the event.
David Blaine, Criss Angel, and of course, David Copperfield have used technology to create some highly sophisticated illusions, but films about magicians have been rare.
As for new independent films, producer Christine Vachon noted that each generation requires fresh stories and comparisons with a ‘golden’ age of filmmaking are irrelevant.
While the nostalgic exposition pays dutiful homage to the original story, the gangbuster finish should satisfy the audience’s summer techno-lust.
“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.
Like some of the best New Wave films of the ’60s, “Frances Ha” brims with the giddy optimism of youth.
With the passing of animator Ray Harryhausen, we would do well to remember when wonder was more … wondrous.
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