Red Army
Documentary director Gabe Polsky, one of the producers of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, conceptualized Red Army, it …
Category Archives: Briefs
Black or White
What we’re talking about when we talk about race depends on our individual perspectives, but it is not the talking …
The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum’s new biopic, The Imitation Game, was a crowd-pleaser at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival; one of an …
Into the Woods
Right off the bat, I should note that I’m not a fan of musicals (either on stage or as movie …
Unbroken
This lovingly rendered World War II-era biopic of Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), an Olympic runner and member of a bombardier …
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
The magic that brings the museum experience to life is on the verge of fading, and it is up to …
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller (Capote) achieves a rather dubious distinction with Foxcatcher, the strangely tragic story of John E. du Pont’s efforts …
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
All throughout Peter Jackson’s retelling of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, I have mildly complained about the notion that it took …
The Babadook
Arriving one week after yet another failed attempt (that shall remain nameless and alone in the desert of lost themes) …
Rosewater
Having already upended our expectations by using a comic forum to present whip-smart commentary on the news of the day …
terrencetodd 