Interview: Emily Blunt
We talk to Looper actress Emily Blunt about working within the action genre, the vision of director Rian Johnson, working with kids and accents, and her own thoughts on time travel.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TIFF 2012 Reviews: Part 1
With the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival kicking off this Thursday, That Shelf begins their coverage of the Festival of Festivals with our look at Dredd 3D , The Sessions , Krivina , Rust and Bone , I Declare War, The Perks of Being a Wallflower , and the huge opening night gala, Looper .
Premium Rush Review
Named like an energy drink, directed like a cartoon, and performed in the style of poppy 90s blockbuster cheese that has sadly disappeared, if you have a bad time at Premium Rush , you’re either too cynical about movies to enjoy good trash or you had a heart attack in the theater from all the awesomeness. Those are really the only two options.
The Dark Knight Rises Review
An appropriate end to the Christopher Nolan cycle of serious Batman films, The Dark Knight Rises manages to up the stakes in terms of action, suspense, and even in terms of wit. On the other hand, it’s not hard to say that this third instalment with Christian Bale behind the cowl is the least of the franchise, but most of the problems this time our are fairly nitpicky in nature and come mostly when Nolan seemingly needs to force himself to get serious again when even the director seems like he just wants to have some actual fun for a change.
50/50 Review
50/50 is that rare breed of film that effortlessly combines comedy and drama, creating a memorable cocktail that tackles friendship and family, while testing how far each can be stretched.
Inception Review
Christopher Nolan won himself a great deal of opening weekend cred thanks to The Dark Knight ; he is likely going to need it for Inception . It’s not that Inception is a bad film—the movie is actually one of the most original major releases to come along in ages—It’s that the film feels too […]
