Pain & Gain (Bay, 2013)
"Is it just me, or is Michael Bay giving a deliberate middle finger to the Coen Brothers?"
Category: Disclosure–AS
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Oblivion (Kosinski, 2013)
Oblivion may be one of those films that is easier to mock than to dislike. It is certainly easier to criticize than to not enjoy.
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Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (Bernstein, 2012)
Ungerer ties his bold proclamation that "children should be traumatized" to his artistic vision that pushed children's fiction beyond the benign and banal.
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Exporting Love, Exporting Hate
One of the more striking contrasts between Rocky's mission and IHOP's is that his orphans have names.
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The Editor and The Dragon (Campbell and Clark)
In 1953, the Pulitzer Prize for was awarded to the editor of the Tabor City Tribune.
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After Tiller (Shane & Wilson)
Abortion is not an abstraction.
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Remote Area Medical (Reichert & Zaman, 2013)
It is hard to think of a proclamation of Jesus that is harder to understand--or believe--than "blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I bring this up in the context of considering Remote Area Medical, Jeff Reichert's and Farihah Zaman's documentary because (at least in the first half) the directors focus on the recipients rather than the dispensers of free medical care. They are consistently, if not universally, a hard bunch to love:
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Venice Souvenir (Gaffin, 2013)
Comprised of dozens of short (one or two minute) vignettes, Venice Souvenir attempts to capture the unique flavor of the location that allegedly gets more tourists than Disney Land.
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Wirkola, 2013)
From column one select a famous name (historical or fictional). From column two select a mythical creature. From column three select a verb that is in the thesaurus as a synonym for "kill." Ready? Go. Winnie the Pooh: Mummy Exterminator. Ronald Reagan: Unicorn Euthanizer. Johnny Unitas: Mermaid Slayer. Jack and Jill: Mothra Extinguisher. Congratulations, you've just green lit the 2014 winter movie season.
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Crossroad (Youssefian 2012)
The problem with Crossroad is not that it is Christian nor even that it is preachy. There is a market for this sort of film and those who approve of what the artists are attempting are historically more or less deaf to the cries of critics about how skillfully or artistically they are doing it.