Movie Reviews

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? [MOVIE REVIEW]

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 16, 2012 7:30 am

“How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?” Such a peculiar title and yet so illustrative of the career arc of Norman Foster, master architect, winner of the Pritzker, Stirling (twice), and Prince Asturias Prizes in art and architecture.

There are no losers in “Undefeated” [MOVIE REVIEW]

There are no losers in “Undefeated” [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 15, 2012 4:57 pm

“Undefeated” is as magnificent as its subjects – the football coach and his underprivileged student/athletes at Manassas High School in poverty-stricken North Memphis, Tennessee.

Bullhead a fine, tough film

Bullhead a fine, tough film

0 / February 15, 2012 4:55 pm

Belgium’s worthy Academy Award-nominated “Bullhead” is a tough film – tough to describe and tough to watch.

“Return”:  film about a woman’s return from war  is a promising start for director Liza Johnson [MOVIE REVIEW]

“Return”: film about a woman’s return from war is a promising start for director Liza Johnson [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 10, 2012 10:01 am

“Return” opens slowly on the face of Kelli, sitting in an airport, still in fatigues, waiting, worried anticipation in her eyes.

Safe House – but for whom? Denzel Washington does it again [MOVIE REVIEW]

Safe House – but for whom? Denzel Washington does it again [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 8, 2012 5:47 pm

“Safe House,” the rip-roaring film opening this Friday, is an adrenalized, testosterone-laced chase from beginning to end, bolstered by great acting, a credible script and twists and turns that you are too dizzy to see coming.

In Darkness: a powerful film about human frailty and strength in the Holocaust [MOVIE REVIEW]

In Darkness: a powerful film about human frailty and strength in the Holocaust [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 8, 2012 5:45 pm

“In Darkness,” based on a true story, explores darkness in ways literal and figurative.

Kill List: thrilling British hit man film is a killer [MOVIE REVIEW]

Kill List: thrilling British hit man film is a killer [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 3, 2012 9:05 am

“Kill List,” nominated in almost every conceivable major category at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards (and a winner for Michael Smiley as best supporting actor), is stylish, paced like the thriller it is, darkly clever and ultimately grotesque and horrifying beyond imagination for regardless of any other descriptor, “Kill List” is a horror film.

Crazy Horse: an erotic French saloon and the fine art of seduction [MOVIE REVIEW]

Crazy Horse: an erotic French saloon and the fine art of seduction [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 2, 2012 3:11 pm

Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong, as the old saying goes, and the French have long been leaders in the art of seduction, personally and professionally.

Big Miracle: a whale of a tale and a miracle of a movie [MOVIE REVIEW]

Big Miracle: a whale of a tale and a miracle of a movie [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / February 2, 2012 10:26 am

There are miracles for everyone in “Big Miracle.”
The film was written by Jack Amiel and Michael Berger, based on the book Freeing the Whales by Thomas Rose, and wonderfully directed by Ken Kwapis.

Lula is a lulu, and not in a good way [MOVIE REVIEW]

Lula is a lulu, and not in a good way [MOVIE REVIEW]

0 / January 27, 2012 1:24 pm

Luis Ignacio “Lula” da Silva is truly one of the world’s most fascinating political leaders.