Unraveled Movie Review
Title: Unraveled Director: Marc H. Simon If not for Bernie Madoff, Marc Dreier would likely be the name presently most synonymous with modern-era, American white collar swindling, to the tune…
Blue Like Jazz Movie Review
Title: Blue Like Jazz Director: Steve Taylor Starring: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn Offbeat and shaggy but never emotionally false or hollow, director Steve Taylor’s “Blue Like…
Bully Movie Review
Title: Bully Director: Lee Hirsch Ironically, someone should have bullied the filmmakers to do something more with this subject matter. Unless you have no clue about bullying in America, this…
Polisse Movie Review
Title: Polisse Sundance Selects Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten Grade: B+ Director: Maïwenn Screenwriter: Maïwenn, Emmanuelle Bercot Cast: Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Maïwenn, Karole Rocher…
Lockout Movie Review
Title: Lockout Directed By: James Mather and Stephen St. Leger Starring: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stromare, Lennie James, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Jacky Ido, Anne-Solenne Hatte How could you…
The Cabin In The Woods Movie Review
Title: The Cabin in the Woods Directed By: Drew Goddard Starring: Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Jesse Williams, Amy Acker If you’ve been…
The 2012 Movie Poll: A returning American franchise joins the party; Chronicle still dominant
Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids. American…
We Have a Pope Movie Review
Title: We Have a Pope Director: Nanni Moretti Starring: Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Jerzy Stuhr, Margherita Buy, Renato Scarpa, Franco Graziosi, Enrico Ianniello An amiable comedy import at once thoughtful…
The Island President Movie Review
Title: The Island President Director: Jon Shenk A socially engaged documentary with more heart than head, “The Island President” takes as its central figure the charismatic, crusading (and now ex-)…