The Night Before
Writer-director Jonathan Levine has made a name for himself as a filmmaker on the verge and the edge (borrowing a …
Category Archives: CityBeat Archives
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 …
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 …
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The MacManus Brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) serve up a second helping of bloody justice in All Saints …
Whatever Works (Review)
Larry David, of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame, is an acquired taste that I no doubt won’t ever wholly …
Our (Film) Brands in Crisis
Not so long ago, we used to be compelled by a sense of brand loyalty. We believed that brand names …
Miss You Already
Lifelong best friends Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore) have been co-stars in a long-running saga — The Milly …
Burnt
Thanks to reality television, we have an appreciation for the celebrity chef as a troubled genius diva, which is exactly …
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