Film Review: Kung Fu Panda 3 Family Feud Grounds Martial Arts Fantasy In Unexpected Emotional Reality There’s a surprising amount of life and laughter left in the lovable Kung Fu Panda series. Showing few signs of wear, Kung Fu [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 28, 2016 Read More Like father
Film Review: Lamb Who’s In The Mood For A Child Abduction? That Lamb, the new film from writer-director-star Ross Partridge (Interstate 84), shares certain structural and thematic connections to Lolita (both the Nabakov book [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 21, 2016 Read More The poor life decisions start here.
Film Review: Mustang Turkish Coming-Of-Age Drama Says The Girls Can’t Help It Five schoolgirl sisters frolic in the surf of a Turkish beach, splashing, playing chicken and clowning with several schoolmates of the male persuasion. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 14, 2016 Read More Girl pile
Film Review: The Hateful Eight Tarantino’s New Western Is More Than A Little Cold Around The Heart NOTE: The Hateful Eight is opening in approximately 100 theaters across America in 70mm format. Old 70mm projectors were refurbished and placed in [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 24, 2015 Read More “Snakes on a Plane? Mister
Film Review: In The Heart Of The Sea Ron Howard Spins A Whale Of A Tale Through Choppy Waters Since the guy grew up in show business, it’s no surprise to see Ron Howard has developed into a workmanlike director. Whereas films [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 10, 2015 Read More “O ye whales.”
Film Review: The Good Dinosaur Pixar Stumbles Following After A (Dinosaur) Boy And His (Human) Dog Disney/Pixar already gave us Inside Out this year, a funny, inventive, wise and terribly emotional animated classic—easily one of the best of 2015. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 26, 2015 Read More Young Arlo learning that Albert the Alligator from “Pogo” is his real father.
Film Review: Room Claustrophobic, Mother-And-Son Drama Traps The World Between Four Walls All we are told to start with in the mysterious drama Room is that Ma (Brie Larson) and her young son Jack (Jacob [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 19, 2015 Read More “And this
Film Review: The 33 Real-Life Drama About Trapped Miners Can’t Dig Itself Out Of “Inspirational Biopic” Trap So long as people continue to cheat death, beat better equipped sports teams or otherwise defy the odds, Hollywood will continue to manufacture [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 12, 2015 Read More “Well
Film Review: Miss You Already Anemic Drama Looks At Friendship, Illness Miss You Already has got all of its ducks in a row. It wants really badly to be a tender, emotional, gently funny [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 05, 2015 Read More “It’s OK. I forgive you for starring in two Adam Sandler movies.”
Film Review: Coming Home Zhang Yimou Directs Unforgettable Chinese Drama About The Power Of Forgetting After a few years’ diversion directing lush, historical fantasies (Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower), internationally renowned Chinese director [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 22, 2015 Read More “I remember you didn’t take out the garbage.”
