Rating: 4 out of 5 starsGenre: Documentary
Run Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes, Not Rated Featuring: Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, Henry Rollins, Alice Cooper, Kid Rock Directed by Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett (feature-film debuts) As David Chase recently stated in his film, Not Fade Away, for every band out there that "makes it," there are thousands that never do. One such band is called "Death," and in the documentary aptly titled, A Band Called Death (opening today), their incredible story is detailed.
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Rating: 4 out of 5 starsGenre: Documentary
Run Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes, Not Rated Written by David Riker, Jeremy Scahill Directed by Rick Rowley (Black & Gold, The Fourth World War) Jeremy Scahill is the kind of investigative journalist that we need to have more of. The National Security Correspondent for "The Nation" magazine, Scahill reports on important topics outside of the controlled net of most mainstream media sources. He is featured in the new documentary, Dirty Wars (opening today, a film co-written by Scahill), where his investigation deep inside Afghanistan reveals a covert war being waged by America, one that will leave you shocked. Rating: 4 out of 5 starsGenre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Run Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes, Rated R Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, Jane Curtin, Taran Killam, Thomas F. Wilson Directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) It should come as no big surprise that The Heat (opening today) began its life as a script called, "Untitled Female Buddy Cop Comedy." At its core, it's not much more than that. It recycles every tried-and-true staple of the buddy-cop genre, relying heavily on its two stars to carry the load. It's a good thing then, that we're talking about one of the hottest comedic talents in Hollywood right now - Melissa McCarthy - teamed up with one of the big-screen's most iconic sweethearts - Sandra Bullock. Together, they make a great pair in which we would follow seemingly anywhere. Rating: 5 out of 5 starsGenre: Crime, Drama
Run Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes, Rated R Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Georgia Rock, Leslie Mann Written & Directed by Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Somewhere, The Virgin Suicides) The Bling Ring (opening today) is one of the best movies of the year, but it is also one of the most unsettling. Writer/Director Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Somewhere) creates a very powerful film, one told with simplicity yet carrying with it some profound reflections on how young people think and act in today's celebrity-obsessed culture. It's down-right scary. Rating: 2 out of 5 starsGenre: Drama
Run Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes, Rated R Starring: Dennis Quaid, Kim Dickens, Zac Efron, Maika Monroe, Clancy Brown, Chelcie Ross Written & Directed by Ramin Bahrani (Strangers, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo) The title of the film, At Any Price (opening today), implies that on some level, somebody is going to be willing to do anything for what they desire, at all costs and disregarding all consequences. This assumption would be correct, but it also applies to the film's writer and director, Ramin Bahrani, who uses reckless abandon in what he is trying to do and say. The result is film that drifts in multiple, contradictory and sometimes pointless directions, trying quite literally to do everything and anything it wants. It's like the narrative itself has A.D.D, never quite wanting to hone in on one particular theme, getting distracted by flashes of light and running off towards it, all the while - at any price - attempting to produce a weighty, dramatic endeavor. Rating: 2 out of 5 starsGenre: Action, Horror
Run Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes, Rated PG-13 Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox, David Morse, Pierfrancesco Favino Directed by Marc Forster (Machine Gun Preacher, Quantum of Solace, The Kite Runner, Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball) What is going on with scripts these days? On the heels of the disappointing Man of Steel script comes another softball lobbed from Hollywood and right into multiplex theaters across the country. World War Z (opening today) gets off to a running start, but it quickly stumbles when laughable plot inaccuracies begin to collide head-first with under-developed characters and ideas. Rating: 5 out of 5 starsGenre: Drama, Romance
Run Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes, Rated R Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julia Delpy Written & Directed by Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Dazed and Confused, The School of Rock, Bernie, A Scanner Darkly) It's impossible to discuss Before Midnight - the follow-up to the 1994 film Before Sunrise and its sequel, the 2004 film Before Sunset - without revealing certain plot points. So, spoiler alert! The following review of Before Midnight (opening today) contains some plot spoilers and revelations. Rating: 3 out of 5 starsGenre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Run Time: 2 hours, 23 minutes, Rated PG-13 Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Harry Lennix, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne Written by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), story by David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch) As a life-long comic book fanatic - particularly of Superman - it is with a heavy-heart I report to you that Man of Steel (opening today) is another swing-and-miss take on the world's most well-known, iconic superhero. SPOILER ALERT: This review does include some minor plot spoilers and revelations, so read at your own risk! Rating: 3 out of 5 starsGenre: Drama
Run Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes, Rated PG Starring: Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg, Chayim Sharir, Renana Raz Written & Directed by Rama Burshtein (feature-film debut) In the film, Fill the Void (opening today), we get a very serious glimpse inside of a world that most are not familiar with: That of an Orthodox Hasidic community. In this culture, marriages are arranged, and when a tragedy befalls her family, young Shira (Hadas Yaron) is forced by her elders to marry her sister's husband, Yochay (Yiftach Klein), against her will. Rating: 5 out of 5 starsGenre: Comedy
Run Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes, Rated R Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Emma Watson, Mindy Kaling Written & Directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (directorial debut for both) Usually - OK always - the end of the world is not a laughing matter. Generally speaking, mass destruction, death and chaos isn't necessarily comedic territory, but the apocalypse just so happens to be the backdrop for the funniest film of 2013 thus far, This Is the End (opening today) |
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