AltWeeklies Wire
‘42’: Swinging a Heavy Batnew
‘42’ swings a heavy bat at issues of racism and bigotry.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
04-19-2013 |
Movies
Jingo Pornnew
Olympus Has Fallen is the worst kind of exploitation as it marginalizes North Korea’s real-life despotism
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-18-2013 |
Reviews
Local filmmaker gets into Indie Grits with Reednew
Dorian Warneck's mother Petrea is an oboeist, and like many oboeists, she makes her own reeds. Carving tools, lacquers, and cane shavings were a normal sight during his childhood, so Warneck never thought twice about his mom's craft.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-18-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Navel Gazing Through a Telescope: Terrence Malick’s Failed Experiment Leaves a Black Eye
Terrence Malick still hasn’t made a remarkable film since 1978. That was the year he made “Days of Heaven” — not to be confused with “Gates of Heaven.”
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-15-2013 |
Reviews
Menaces in the Machine The Modern Age Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be
In an age where people obsess over their cellphones to the exclusion of the physical world around them, a dystopian malady takes over.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-10-2013 |
Reviews
2013 Florida Film Festival
4 out of 5 stars
Orlando Weekly |
Audrey Bergquist |
04-10-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Debbie Lum, Seeking Asian Female
Breaking the Chain of Racism: Jackie Robinson is Still in Play
Writer-director Brian Helgeland’s methodically balanced biopic about revered baseball legend Jackie Robinson manages a near-impossible feat of offering all things to all people. Baseball fans, civil rights followers, and casual filmgoers will be rewarded with a film that is equal parts history lesson and pure entertainment.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-08-2013 |
Reviews
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
Pain & Gainnew
The murderous exploits of the Sun Gym Gang were first chronicled in Miami New Times. Now they're the basis of a Michael Bay film featuring Mark Wahlberg.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
04-02-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Michael Bay, Pain & Gain
Vague Leftovers — Robert Redford Shrink-Wraps Leftists Ideals
A movie in search of a story, this Robert Redford-directed flop has all the interest and suspense of a piece of burnt toast.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-01-2013 |
Reviews
Who Wrote What on HBO's "Girls"new
Lena Dunham may be the face (and body) of the controversial series, but she’s not the only brain.
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
03-29-2013 |
TV
On The Roadnew
Film adaptation of Kerouac’s seminal novel lacks the original’s rambling brilliance.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
03-28-2013 |
Movies
Split Narrative: Derek Cianfrance Gets Pulled Apart
An unbalanced dual narrative plays out in Derek Cianfrance’s (“Blue Valentine”) unsteady attempt to extract universal truths about unintended legacies passed down from father to son.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-25-2013 |
Reviews
‘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
In Your Queue: Dark Horsenew
A dramatic film that portrays an adult who fails at one of the Western civilization's only rites of passage - leaving home.
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
03-21-2013 |
Movies
