Anyone expecting to see a “faithful” adaptation of Jack Kerouac‘s groundbreaking 1957 autobiographical novel On the Road in this film adaptation directed by Walter Salles (... Read more
Michael Haneke’s (Cache, The White Ribbon) film Amour has been generating a ton of buzz since it won the Palm D’Or at this year’s Cannes Festival. Figuring that it will like garner a nomina... Read more
In 1979, The Clash wrote the lyric “Let fury have the hour, anger can be power” in order to encourage a political revolt. Inspired by those same lyrics, Antonio D’Ambrosio... Read more
After a very long nine years, Peter Jackson has finally released his version of The Hobbit, well at least one part anyway. In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) convi... Read more
Being a native New Yorker and knowing people who lost loved ones on September 11, one would think I could be somewhat offended by a movie that resurrects Osama bin Laden as a zombie. Howeve... Read more
Most fans of Quentin Tarantino know that he is obsessed with spaghetti westerns, hell Inglourious Basterds was essentially a western but set in Nazi Germany, and now the famed director is fi... Read more
Ice Age: Continental Drift is the fourth installment in the popular Ice Age franchise after the original premiered 10 years ago, can you believe that? In Continental Drift, we are introduced... Read more
Edward Burns — the writer/director/actor behind so many character-driven talky, Long Island/New York City based films — remains one of my favorite filmmakers working today. One o... Read more
When the World War II veterans returned from combat, they were met with gratitude and honor. However, it wasn’t until half a century later that the government actually acknowledged the... Read more
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