Anna Karenina
To fully appreciate what Joe Wright has wrought with his adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic tale of adultery among the …
Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Surreal Theatrics of ‘Anna Karenina’
JOE WRIGHT’S STAGEY ADAPTATION OF TOLSTOY By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: R Grade: A- To fully appreciate what director Joe Wright …
Red Dawn
Based on the prevailing studio model in Hollywood, all remakes fail to pass any litmus test for the basic right …
Silver Linings Playbook
Family is a tricky proposition in the world of David O. Russell. Whether the ones we’re born into (Spanking the …
The Missing Hitch in ‘Hitchcock’
As I waited for the advance screening of Hitchcock, from director Sacha Gervasi (writer of The Terminal and director of …
A Well-Earned Silver Lining
DAVID O. RUSSELL’S LATEST DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY DRAMEDY BEATS THE ODDS By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rated: R Grade: A Family is a …
Lincoln: The Sentimental Man and the Icon
Right off the bat in Lincoln, director Steven Spielberg gives us one of his signature moments, a framing device in …
Sessions of Discovery
Maybe we should pay closer attention to Buddhist philosophy. Not that everything should be reduced to a bumper sticker, but …
Skyfall
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace now feel like warm-ups for newbie Bond star Daniel Craig, pacing laps before the …
‘Skyfall’ Propels Craig into Bond Pantheon
A BOND FILM THAT WILL TRULY SHAKE AND STIR AUDIENCES Rating: PG-13 Grade: A By T.T. Stern-Enzi “Casino Royale” and …
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