A part of me really wants to love Django Unchained, the newest film by director Quentin Tarantino. It is a film that serves as a harsh reminder of the horror that was slavery in America in the 19th century, and absolutely no punches are pulled — the depiction of how slaves were treated is brutal,… Continue reading Film review: Django Unchained
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2013 film preview
With 2012 winding down and Oscar-bait season in full bloom, now is the perfect time to preview the films of 2013. These are the most noteworthy films due to be released in the first half of next year — some look promising and some really don’t. In January, the much anticipated Gangster Squad will be… Continue reading 2013 film preview
Film review: Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina, a costume drama set in late 19th century Russia, is perhaps the most approachable of director Joe Wright’s films. It marks his third collaboration with Keira Knightley, who previously starred in Pride and Prejudice and Atonement. For Anna Karenina, he adapts Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s novel of the same name. Like other films… Continue reading Film review: Anna Karenina
Film review: Rise of the Guardians
It’s strange to think that the various folkloric figures present in our culture have never been retooled into action heroes. Rise of the Guardians does exactly this, as an all-star cast of well-known characters team up to save the earth. The film’s characters are far from obscure — Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth… Continue reading Film review: Rise of the Guardians
Film review: Lincoln
If the film Lincoln is to be believed, the only thing Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, cared about in the months leading up to his assassination was abolishing slavery. Throughout the entire film, this is the only thing that guides him. There’s a civil war going on, there are family matters… Continue reading Film review: Lincoln
Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas is the type of audacious art-house film that almost never gets a blockbuster budget or recognizable actors. Yet, over $100 million has been put into this adaptation of David Mitchell’s award-winning novel of the same name. The film stars A-list actors like Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugo Weaving. Cloud Atlas has three… Continue reading Movie Review: Cloud Atlas
Film review: Argo
Argo, the third film by director Ben Affleck, is a thriller designed to win awards. It deserves any accolades it will inevitably win, with its tight pacing, sharp script and genuine thrills. Affleck is now three for three in his directorial career, and it really seems to be the direction he should move in. His… Continue reading Film review: Argo
Film review: The Dark Knight Rises, but not too high
The Dark Knight Rises serves as the grandiose finale for Christopher Nolan’s extremely popular Batman trilogy. It is one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and while it doesn’t quite live up to the hype — although there was no way it realistically could — it is still an enjoyable movie for the… Continue reading Film review: The Dark Knight Rises, but not too high
Film review: The Raven never takes flight
Dull, lifeless and tedious are not words that many use to describe the writing of Edgar Allan Poe, the famous poet known for dark works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” However, those words are quite apt to describe James McTeigue’s The Raven, a film that takes the troubled author… Continue reading Film review: The Raven never takes flight
Film review: Let The Hunger Games begin
The Hunger Games is an unevenly paced adaptation of the equally poorly paced bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins. It’s about as close to the novel as you can get, bringing with it all of the strengths (such as the characters and the well thought-out world), while not being able to fix the main weaknesses —… Continue reading Film review: Let The Hunger Games begin