AltWeeklies Wire
The Death of a Criticnew
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away last Thursday at age 70 after battling cancer.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
04-11-2013 |
Culture
Big Men With Big Gunsnew
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is Roadblock in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
04-07-2013 |
Movies
‘Wonderstone’ Sparks and Puffsnew
Steve Carell (front) is “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” Steve Buscemi costars as his sidekick, Anton Marvelous.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
03-22-2013 |
Movies
No Love for the Wizardnew
James Franco is on his way to the magical kingdom in “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
03-14-2013 |
Movies
Take Cover and Runnew
The giants in “Jack the Giant Slayer” are big—and mean—and follow the trend into Marvel comic book territory.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
03-08-2013 |
Movies
Witch Girl and Home Boynew
"Beautiful Creatures," the Richard LaGravenese film that sequesters acting giants Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Viola Davis into the shadows, is for audiences who can lose themselves in a southern Gothic romance between Happy Home Boy and Hormonal Witch Girl.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
03-01-2013 |
Movies
Anita's Oscar Picksnew
If movies provide a lens into our cultural soul, what do this year's Academy Award nominees say about the past year?
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
02-21-2013 |
Movies
Cinematic Wedgienew
Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law) searches for answers for his patient’s ailments with a controversial drug in “Side Effects.”
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
02-15-2013 |
Movies
Elevator Muzaknew
“Playing for Keeps” is a blasé work spiked with trifling comic bits and smoothed out with a mellow dilemma that works to limp the film to a predestined conclusion of awkward family bliss.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
12-13-2012 |
Movies
Blurring Linesnew
In “Life of Pi,” a tiger named Richard Parker and 16-year-old Pi (Irfan Kahn) struggle to survive—and coexist—on a lifeboat.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
12-10-2012 |
Movies
Bloody Good Shownew
Daniel Craig brings new dimensions to James Bond in “Skyfall,” the 23rd film in the franchise.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
11-16-2012 |
Reviews
Landing a Miraclenew
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington gives a stellar performance as a man lost in denial in "Flight."
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
11-09-2012 |
Reviews
Cosmic Imaginationnew
Like the other talented actors in “Cloud Atlas,” Doona Bae portrays multiple characters, including Somni 451 from the year 2144.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
11-01-2012 |
Reviews
Thirteen Creepy Moviesnew
'Tis the season to get creeped out. Here are 13 movies guaranteed to make you scream like a little girl.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
10-26-2012 |
Movies
Tags: The Shining
Eclectic Espionagenew
Ben Affleck directed and stars in "Argo" which weaves together espionage, Hollywood mystique and '70s flair.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
10-18-2012 |
Reviews
