The Monuments Men (Clooney, 2013)
The Monuments Men is perhaps only a failure in comparison to its unrealized potential. The whole way home I kept thinking, "But it's such a great idea for a movie."
Category: Disclosure
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Mars at Sunrise (Habie, 2014)
Films about Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, while not exactly a dime a dozen in the United States, are enough of a staple of world cinema that upon hearing of a new one the first question is usually not "is it good?" but "does it distinguish itself?"
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God’s Not Dead (Cronk, 2014)
My problems with God's Not Dead are almost all ones of execution, not concept.
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The Truth About Emanuel (Gregorini, 2013)
The Truth About Emanuel is one of those films that reveals its twist about a third of the way through. In most such films, this act is a signal that the film isn't really about the twist.
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Enough Said (Holofcener, 2013)
I happened to see Enough Said the day after screening Inside Llewyn Davis. Both films featured caustic--some might say cruel--women verbally abusing the men they once partnered.
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Blackfish (Cowperthwaite, 2013)
While I never quite felt like I was watching a snuff film, I could also never shake the suspicion that I might soon be.
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Approaching Midnight (Khaleghi, 2013)
This movie isn't that bad. The acting is, but the plot isn't.
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Frozen (Buck and Lee, 2013)
Evaluating Disney films in a DVD era has become a complicated calculus.
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It’s Better to Jump (Angelone, 2013)
It's Better to Jump is one of those films that sounds better in a summary than it ends up being.
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Church Hoppers
It's hard to combine reality television with church.