Triple 9 Review
Is there more going for heist flick Triple 9 than just its all star ensemble cast?
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Home Entertainment: Z For Zachariah Review
Z for Zachariah hits Blu-ray today, our disc junkie Phil Brown breaks it down for you.
The Martian Review
The Martian is easily one of director Ridley Scott's best efforts in years, and that's saying something.
TIFF 2015: The Martian Review
The Martian TIFF 2015 review
Z for Zachariah Is The Best Movie You Probably Won’t See This Summer
Craig Zobel's Z For Zachariah didn't get much buzz at Sundance and is being dumped out with the summer dregs, but don't dismiss what might be one of the best films of 2015.
That Shelf’s Picks for the 2014 Oscars
Our Film and Performing Arts Editor gives his picks for what he thinks will win big at tomorrow night's Oscar ceremony. Please note: he is still not an expert.
12 Years a Slave
Video Review
And now for something a little different: A video review! That Shelf's own Brandon Bastaldo takes a look at Steve McQueen's slavery drama 12 Years a Slave starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.
12 Years a Slave Review
There’s no doubt in my mind that 12 Years a Slave will go down in history as a landmark film. Never before, and quite possibly never again, has the issue of African American slavery and the still present pain and anguish been this viscerally and brilliantly realized. Its effect is provocative, much like gazing into an unattended open wound that never quite heals itself, but rather reaches a point of stasis beyond which things couldn’t possibly get any worse no matter how awful a situation may be.
Interview: Steve McQueen, John Ridley, & Henry Louis Gates
That Shelf talk to director Steve McQueen, writer John Ridley, and historical consultant Henry Louis Gates about their work on the powerful drama 12 Years a Slave , the history behind free African American turned forced slave Solomon Northup’s life, how the story came to the filmmakers, if they thought the truth of slavery being depicted on screen would be too much for audiences to handle, what Ridley found most painful about the writing process, and why McQueen believes cinema is the greatest of all art forms.
TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave Review
12 Years a Slave Special Presentation Director: Steve McQueen A mere capsule review at festival time could never do justice to McQueen’s powerful masterwork that’s not so much an excellent piece of filmmaking, but a landmark cinematic achievement. While no one left alive today could possibly ever be able to relay the atrocities of America’s […]
