NYFF 2011 Movie Review: A Dangerous Method
Title: A Dangerous Method Director: David Cronenberg Cast: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel and Sarah Gadon If you buy into the Auteur Theory of film criticism (that…
Machine Gun Preacher Movie Review
Title: Machine Gun Preacher Director: Marc Forster Starring: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Souleymane Sy Savane, Madeline Carroll Can faulty filmmaking kill the message and/or spirit of a movie?…
Dirty Girl Movie Review
Title: Dirty Girl Directed By: Abe Sylvia Starring: Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier, Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, William H Macy, Nicholas D’Agosto, Tim McGraw Sure it’s nice to get…
Real Steel Movie Review
Title: Real Steel Directed By: Shawn Levy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Karl Yune, Olga Fonda This is a movie…
NYFF 2011 Movie Review: The Skin I Live In
Title: The Skin I Live In Director: Pedro Almodóvar Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Blanca Suarez, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo and Marisa Paredes. Pedro Almodovar has made an entire career…
A Bird of the Air Movie Review
Title: A Bird of the Air Director: Margaret Whitton Starring: Jackson Hurst, Rachel Nichols, Linda Emond, Buck Henry, Judith Ivey, Erik Jensen, Matte Osian “A Bird of the Air,” based…
1911 Movie Review
Title: 1911 Director: Jackie Chan and Zhang Li Cast: Jackie Chan, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao, Joan Chen and Jaycee Chan In the grand tradition of epic films, with epic battles…
The Ides of March Movie Review
Title: The Ides of March Studio: Columbia Pictures Directed By: George Clooney Written By: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, from Beau Willimon’s play “Farragut North” Cast: Ryan Gosling, George…
NYFF 2011 Movie Review: Tahrir
Title: Tahrir Director: Stefano Savona At the beginning of 2011, a small protest gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt with the hopes to oust President Hosni Mubarak out of…