by admin | Oct 9, 2015 | Reviews
“He Named Me Malala” is enjoying its wide release this weekend, celebrating the little girl who stood up to the Taliban. Critics have been split on the format of the film, though they almost universally agree the subject is inspiring — and collectively,...
by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Reviews
I hope you’ll forgive an opening “Pan” spoiler, but I promise this one detail in no way affects the outcome of the story, it happens in the opening sequences and overall, sums up what it’s like to experience director Joe Wright’s take on...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | Reviews
The Matt Damon fueled, love-letter-to-science movie, “The Martian,” will be hitting theaters this weekend, much to the delight of sci-fi fans around the globe.Fellow critic John Clyde gave us a full review of the film recently, calling it the best movie of...
by admin | Sep 17, 2015 | Reviews
HOLLYWOOD — A common lament concerning any based-on-a-true-story story is “Why can’t storytellers just depict what really happened?” It’s a noble question. Why isn’t someone’s personal struggle enough? Why is it that screenwriters,...
by admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Off Topic
If you’re too young to remember the cinematic summer of 1999, find an old fogey like me and ask about the first time we sat in a darkened theater to see M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense.” We’ll tell you of the time that crafty...
