‘Creed’ Spins Off into It’s Own Glorious Orbit
Right away, Ryan Coogler lets us know that we’re in good and special hands with Creed, his Rocky spinoff that …
Monthly Archives: November 2015
An Immigrant Finds a New Home in ‘Brooklyn’
JOHN CROWLEY’S FILM SINGS A LOVELY IMMIGRANT SONG By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: PG-13; Grade: A Cornel West, in the introduction …
Brooklyn
As a fundamental aspect of the American Dream, we remake ourselves, but we also redefine the meaning of home, too. …
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Movie critic TT Stern-Enzi, gives his review for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part2. Source: Movie Review – The Hunger …
The Night Before
Writer-director Jonathan Levine has made a name for himself as a filmmaker on the verge and the edge (borrowing a …
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) takes a searing look at the dogged journalistic pursuit undertaken by the cracker-jack team at The …
Tough Guy Charms in ‘Brooklyn’
I still remember the first time I took notice of actor Emory Cohen onscreen. In the Derek Cianfrance film The …
A Resourceful Pair Breaks Out of ‘Room’
We tell ourselves the world is a big place, but director Lenny Abrahamson (Frank), adapting Emma Donoghue’s novel Room, shows …
A Piercing ‘Spotlight’ Uncovers Hidden Truths
Journalism takes center stage in Tom McCarthy’s fine exposé Rating: R – Grade: A Every year the Toronto International Film …
What We Mean When We Discuss All-American Stories
All of the great real-life sports dramas work from the same basic premise — that of an underdog facing nearly …
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