Knives out Trailer: Rian Johnson Goes Back to His Roots
Rian Johnson's Star-studded "Whodunit" Knives Out has all the makings of a serious Fall-festival Contender.
Christopher Plummer
Loose Cannons Episode #72 – Ordeal by Innocence
On this week's episode of Loose Cannons we discuss the all-star Agatha Christie adaption Ordeal by Innocence!
Remember Review
It's been a long time since an Atom Egoyan film has been a conversation starter, but Remember is sure to break that trend.
The Forger Review
John Travolta stars as an art forger about to embark on one last gig so he can spend time with his dying son in this passable potboiler that’s more character study than a thriller or a heist movie.
Danny Collins Review
Danny Collins has the makings of something terrific, but it doesn’t quite reach the heights to which it aspires.
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TIFF 2014: The Forger Review
The Forger Gala John Travolta stars as an art forger and single dad about to embark on one last gig so he can spend some quality time with his dying son in this passable potboiler that’s more of a character study than a thriller or a heist film. Ray Cutter (Travolta) is a convicted felon […]
The New Old: Guns, Drugs, and Tobacco
This week for the archival DVD and Blu-Ray column we dive into the 3-D Blu-Ray release of Tony Scott's Top Gun, Michael Mann's The Insider, the forgotten about horror flick Schizo, and head over to the TV side of things for The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour, the second season of the Being Human reboot, and The Best of WCW Monday Nitro, Volume 2.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Review
The only real issues with David Fincher’s take on Stieg Larsson’s best selling The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are problems that were in the original story to begin with. It’s overlong, needlessly convoluted in terms of pacing, and the plot is sleazy and dumb as a box of hammers. Having said that, this remounting of the Swedish pop culture juggernaut firmly establishes Fincher as one of the best in the world at what he does. A technical maestro of the highest order, Fincher teams up with two pitch perfect leading actors to make the pulpy material vastly more watchable and entertaining than it probably should be.
