starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Nelson written by: Barbara Curry directed by: Rob Cohen MPAA: Rated R for violence, sexual content/nudity and language For a movie that opens with Kristin Chenoweth calling Jennifer Lopez a pussy—only… Continue Reading
When I was at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September, getting a head start on this year’s Oscar contenders both expected (The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Wild) and unforeseen (Still Alice), there was a sinking realization… Continue Reading
From September 3-14, 2014, I had the incredible privilege of attending the 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival—an event that, particularly within the last decade, has emerged as the unofficial kickoff of the all-important movie awards season. In recent years, eventual Oscar winners like… Continue Reading
starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked, Analeigh Tipton written and directed by: Luc Besson MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality Let me set the scene for you. It was Monday night earlier this week,… Continue Reading
starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville screenplay by: Linda Woolverton directed by: Robert Stromberg MPAA: Rated PG for sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images With Maleficent, Disney would… Continue Reading
starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn written by: Max Borenstein directed by: Gareth Edwards MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of destruction, mayhem and creature violence In keeping with the ongoing Nolan-ization… Continue Reading
starring: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe, Tilda Swinton, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Harvey Keitel written by: Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness directed by: Wes Anderon MPAA: Rated R for language, some sexual… Continue Reading
starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong’o, Scoot McNairy written by: John W. Richardson, Chris Roach, Ryan Engle directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality and drug… Continue Reading
starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville written by: George Clooney and Grant Heslov directed by: George Clooney I’ve long held the belief that movies about finding, stealing, or otherwise… Continue Reading
It’s been an anticlimactic year for The Binge. After bursting into existence in February as a self-branded offshoot of the work I’d been doing at Spinning Platters for the previous three years, The Binge steadily gained steam and momentum—for approximately… Continue Reading
