Great live action footage fails to make up for poor narration and organization. It is hard to say where this film fatally diverges from what appears to be its inspiration, “Restrepo,” but it might be that the narration is the first cut. The movie is a documentary of two US military teams pushing into one
Naomi Jaye’s sensitive tale of a young woman and man (Milda Gecaite, Grisha Pasternak) is intimate and haunting as it reminds us of the horrors of WWII. They meet in the woods, on the run from Nazis during their country’s occupation. Both have lost their families to the concentration camps and know that every move
Oliver Stone’s historical epic Alexander returns to Blu-ray in a new Ultimate Cut set – which features the theatrical cut and ultimate cut of the film. The discs are housed in a beautiful box that includes The Art of Alexander hardback book and other goodies to help justify the price of the re-release. The Art
Kevin Hart and Romany Malco Kevin Hart’s latest box office topping comedy is a sore disappointment to this critic. Hart’s terrific in the Real Husbands of Hollywood and in other TV and film projects but despite his boundless energy and willingness to play the fool, this sequel is so low energy it hurts. Set in
Not just another theatrical performance, Unstable Elements acts to live Screened at the 40th Seattle International Film Festival, Madeleine Sackler’s awesome, thrilling and beautiful biopic of the underground theatrical group “Unstable Elements of Belarus” is part nail biting spy story and part inspirational political performance art. The Unstable Elements performs theatrical productions critical of the
Sci-fi psychodrama that fails to deliver on the promise of a mysterious story of extra sensory perception. Mark Strong (Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”), comes back a good guy. He is still as cold and calculating as ever, approaching the diagnosis of his most recent case as he approached
A coming of age frolic with lessons for all ages. Take a wild ride to 1980’s Stockholm and join Klara, Bobo and Hedwig as they transform 13 year-old Swedish society and find themselves at the same time. It does not matter whether the artist is 13 or 113, the object is to make people laugh,
Jersey Boy, Clint Eastwood’s rousing, sexy and deliciously nostalgic film about sixties’ pop idols The Four Seasons. It tells the story of their rise to fame in the late fifties to become the top group of the pre-Beatles era. They shared a fascinating backstory, personally and professionally, including run-ins with the Mafia and tumultuous love
Then, again, so are many corporations. When Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno launched their “Survivaballs” into New York’s East River to protest the lack of an effective United Nations climate change policy, they were not surprised when legal action ensued (“Yes, just stay to the left of the machine gun…”). In fact, they
In 1755, the Leininger family, Lutherans from Germany, came to live in the British Colonies in America to escape persecution at home. They settled in the Ohio Valley but soon found their farm was at ground zero for the war between the French and British for control of the Colonies. It was the earliest stage