Big Eyes (2014)
Tim Burton (Dark Shadows, Alice in Wonderland) surely must have heard many of his casting choices in films over the years, with a plethora of young actresses with pasty skin and big eyes, as reminiscent...
Category: Drama
Titanic (1997)
For me, James Cameron’s Titanic has always been a tale of two halves. The first half — the setup — is schmaltzy and not particularly well written. The second — the disaster movie — is balls-out,...
Foxcatcher (2014)
Based on a true story, Foxcatcher relates the tale of John du Pont (Carell), the heir to his family’s massive ammunition and chemical fortune, his obsession with the sport of wrestling, and, in particular, his...
The Babadook (2014)
Old-school horror thrills are on the agenda for this low-budget Australian shocker that emerges as one of the most effective scary films of 2014. It’s nothing too new in terms of the formula plot,...
Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
“A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing” This anonymous quote comes from something written on a note-card taped to the dressing room mirror of Birdman‘s protagonist, Riggan Thomson (Keaton, Need for...
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
Australian rock legend Nick Cave is the subject for this semi-documentary look at a musician at the twilight of his long and esteemed career, capturing his mindset as it exists in the moment and...
The Judge (2014)
Hotshot defense attorney from Chicago, Hank Palmer (Downey Jr.), returns to his small-town Indiana roots when he attends the funeral of his recently passed mother, leaving a high-profile case and a messy divorce in...
My Old Lady (2014)
Kevin Kline (The Last of Robin Hood, Last Vegas) stars as Matthias ‘Jim’ Gold, an American approaching his 60s without much to be proud of in his life (except three divorces and a stack of...
Get On Up (2014)
Great music and performances are likely enough to please most viewers who enter into a biopic about a famous musical act, but they’re not necessarily enough to take things to the next level of...
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Indie film giant Jim Jarmusch writes and directs another genre musing with Only Lovers Left Alive, which offers a different take on the vampire movie, a subgenre that one would think would have few new...