‘The Hobbit’: An Unexpectedly Action-Packed Journey
THE HOBBIT is thrilling enough to hold your attention and surprisingly fast-paced for a film that’s two hours and forty-five…
Boston Online Film Critics Association Releases 2012 Awards
As a member of the Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA), I'm proud to share with you the results of…
Book Review: Dracula Cha Cha Cha
DRACULA CHA CHA CHA and AQUARIUS are mildly entertaining supernatural murder mysteries, but don’t possess the swiftly moving narrative as…
‘Red Dawn’ Review: A Crap Sandwich Minus the Bread
The action scenes and special effects in RED DAWN are really just loose crap without plot or character development to…
‘Silver Linings Playbook’: Light and Predictable but Still Pleasurable
David O. Rusell's SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK follows romcom conventions pretty closely, but despite being lighthearted and predictable, it's still pleasurable.
Bond Is at His Most Beautiful in ‘Skyfall’
The gorgeous cinematography and highly stylized visuals in SKYFALL easily make Bond the most beautiful he’s ever been.
The World’s Smallest Violin Plays for ‘A Late Quartet’
A LATE QUARTET seems like a gripping drama. But if I hadn’t been reviewing it, I would have turned off…
Disney’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Will Please Gamers of All Ages
My review of Disney’s WRECK-IT RALPH, a a fun, playful romp that lives up to its ambitious attempt to appease…
Flight Review: A Solid Return to Live Action for Zemeckis
A FLIGHT Review: After 10 years of animated movies, you'd think Zemeckis would be a bit rusty with a live-action…
‘Cloud Atlas’ Weaves a Complex Tapestry of Narratives
Despite being almost three hours, CLOUD ATLAS flies by, impressively weaving a tapestry of these six narratives seamlessly together.