***1/2 out of **** Unrated, but R-level content for strong language and brief sexuality Released: October 1, 2015 Runtime: 120 minutes Directed by: Oren Moverman Starring: Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Kyra Sedgwick, Steve Buscemi Time Out Of Mind is an Honorable Mention on my Top Ten List for 2015 Unless you’ve worked or volunteered regularly at a [...]
Pixar Outdoes Itself: ‘Good Dinosaur’ Outpacing Megahit ‘Inside Out' (Variety) Industry pundits have been largely skeptical about the box office prospects for Pixar's The Good Dinosaur, which opens Thanksgiving weekend. Along with a troubled production history, many have questioned the timing of its release coming so soon after such a gigantic hit like Inside Out. The thinking is [...]
**** out of **** My review of Room (click here), at Crosswalk.com, about one woman's determination to care for her son while both are held captive - and her attempt to set him free. Room is ranked #2 on my Top Ten List for 2015. An excerpt from my review: "Room is an emotional gauntlet....one of the reasons this unsettling subject [...]
The new documentary He Named Me Malala tells the story of the young Pakistani teenager whose protests so threatened the Taliban regime that they tried to assassinate her - and after shooting her in the head, they nearly succeeded. This is my conversation with director Davis Guggenheim (for Relevant Magazine) about how he was transformed by meeting Malala [...]
***1/2 out of **** My review of He Named Me Malala, at Crosswalk.com, a documentary about the Nobel Peace Prize winning Pakistani teenage girl who stood up against the Taliban. He Named Me Malala is an Honorable Mention on my Top Ten List for 2015. An excerpt from my review: "It plays less like a documentary and more like a cinematic [...]
*** out of **** My review of The Intern, at Crosswalk.com, about a young upstart entrepreneur and her retiree intern who form a bond as they help each other navigate difficult crossroads in their lives. The Intern is an Honorable Mention on my Top Ten List for 2015. An excerpt from my review: "That increasingly rare Hollywood offering: a [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language Released: October 16, 2015 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan (To read my 2nd review of this film - which was a part of my June 2016 "30 Days Of Spielberg" Retrospective - click here.) [...]
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