Movie Reviews

Tribeca Film Festival ’12: ‘The Fourth Dimension’ Review

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I’m not entirely sure that I’m qualified to review The Fourth Dimension.  That’s not a shot at myself because I’m not sure anyone really is.  Any film that opens with quotes from Einstein, Eisenstein, and Back to the Future...

Movie Review: With ‘Bernie,’ Richard Linklater Shows Why He’s One of the Best Storytellers in the Industry

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Not only do I think Richard Linklater‘s Dazed and Confused is one of the best high school movies ever made (side-by-side with American Graffiti, of course), but more impressively Linklater has never made a bad film.  Yes, while he...

Blu-ray Review: Let the Bullets Fly

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Yesterday, Well Go USA released, Let the Bullets Fly, the highest grossing comedy in Chinese history on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack here in the states.  It’s a fun and witty black action comedy directed by Jiang Wen and stars Wen...

Tribeca Film Festival ’12: The Five-Year Engagement Review

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Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel have another hit on their hands and I think this is their best collaboration yet.  The Five-Year Engagement, which opened the Tribeca Film Festival and is set to come out on April 27th, stars...

Blu-ray Review: ‘SHAME’ is a Mesmerizing Piece of Art

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Directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame follows the life of Brandon (Michael Fassbender), a New York business man who is riding on a self destructive path.  While seemingly normal, Brandon is an addict, a sex addict, and all of...

Tribeca Film Festival ’12: ‘Rubberneck’ Review

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Alex Karpovsky isn’t just appearing in Supporting Characters during the Tribeca Film Festival (check out my review here!), he also co-wrote, directed and stars in Rubberneck, a psychological thriller “based on true events” (though since I couldn’t find anything...

Movie Review: In ‘Safe’ Jason Statham Takes on New York City

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Why has it taken so long to set a Jason Statham movie in New York City?  Statham, seemingly the last of the dying breed of kick-ass action heroes, plays his typical subdued Daniel Craig Bond-meets-John McClane character in Safe,...

Tribeca Film Festival ’12: Free Samples Review

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Oh, the plight of a 20-something. Jillian is a law student who has dropped out to be an artist (with no talent), and has been asked to cover a friend’s day at work giving out free samples of a...

Tribeca Film Festival ’12: Yossi Review

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Inspiring and sweet, Yossi is the story of a closeted gay man living a lonely life as a cardiologist in Tel Aviv when a chance encounter with a woman from his past sets his life in a new direction....

Tribeca Film Festival 2012: ‘Knuckleball!’ Review

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Note: Later this week we will have exclusive content from the world premiere of Knuckleball! including photos and interviews with R.A. Dickey, Tim Wakefield, and co-director Annie Sundberg! Audiences went crazy for Moneyball, a fictionalized version of the Oakland...

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