Reviews
Star Trek Into Darkness
“You don’t have to be a Klingon-speaking geekboy to find this franchise fascinating.”
Grade: B+
The Great Gatsby
“Baz Luhrmann promises a grand circus and shows up with some really expensive silly string.”
Grade: D+
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
“Doesn’t have enough substance to stand alone as a strong political thriller.”
Grade: C
Iron Man 3
“An adventure that’s refreshingly free of table-setting for whatever next year’s Marvel movie will be.”
Grade: B+
To the Wonder
“Exactly why Terrence Malick detractors don’t give him a fair shake. And this time they’re right.”
Grade: C-
The Company You Keep
“Director Robert Redford’s inability to draw out more emotional conflict from the script is its greatest letdown.”
Grade: C+
Oblivion
“A sci-fi movie that over-thinks its mythology and ends up forcing the viewer right out of the story.”
Grade: D+
Trance
“Eventually collapses on itself after an exhausting series of underwhelming twists.”
Grade: C
No
“Larraín mixes the slight comedic elements well with engaging drama and excellent archival footage.”
Grade: B
Evil Dead
“First-time feature director Fede Alvarez’s take is fresh and fiendishly entertaining.”
Grade: B
The Gatekeepers
“Reveals some fascinating facts from men at the center of the war on terrorism in Israel.”
Grade: B+
Olympus Has Fallen
“Let the testosterone and jingoism of a political action film just wash over you.”
Grade: B
The Croods
“Funny sight gags are what will keep children under the age of eight the most fascinated.”
Grade: B
West of Memphis
“From a directorial perspective, it provides a more cinematic experience than ‘Paradise Lost.’”
Grade: B
Stoker
“It may be Chan-wook Park’s first foray into the American film industry, but he’s made an impression.”
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Simon Pegg – Star Trek Into Darkness
“People that spoil the things we do by leaking secrets are the enemy.”
Nicolás López – Aftershock
“I thought it was just a tremor at first, but then I saw my Nintendo Wii go flying across the room.”
Jim Norton – comedian
“I have zero respect for the people offended by comedy or want to have comedy ‘taken to task.’ Zero respect.”
Edward James Olmos – Filly Brown
“It’s still one of the hardest situations that has ever hit me.”
Gina Rodriguez – Filly Brown
“I will constantly be working on my music the same way I worked toward my acting.”
Pablo Larraín – No
“What I do remember is the mood in Chile. There was something in the air, like a sensation.”
Fede Alvarez – Evil Dead
“We wanted to show the gore at the right place, at the right time, and in the right amount.”
David Riker – The Girl
“When you work with ‘non-professional actors,’ you have a greater responsibility as a filmmaker.”
Dylan McDermott – Olympus Has Fallen
“Unless your name is Morgan Freeman, you probably got a little hurt.”
Louis Flores – The Croods
“You always want your effects to look better. There’s always something new to learn. You’re never bored.”
Erik Estrada – Chupacabra vs. the Alamo (TV movie)
“He would tie them to his bike and drag them down the highway.”
Niels Arden Oplev – Dead Man Down
“It’s a story about darkness and revenge, but we wanted to shoot it beautifully.”
Miriam Colón – Bless Me, Ultima
“The film was very respectful of the heart, soul and spirit of the novel.”
Kevin Nealon – comedian
“‘Saturday Night Live’ has just about everything you need. It still has a winning formula, I think.”
Alden Ehrenreich & Alice Englert – Beautiful Creatures
“First love is always going to be first love.”
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