Film Review: Robert Downey Jr. Straps On The Armor For One More Entertaining Outing In Iron Man 3 Robert Downey Jr. Straps On The Suit For One More Super Outing If nothing else (and there’s plenty else), the record-breaking release of Iron Man 3 proves beyond a shadow of a doubt what last [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 09, 2013 Read More
Theoretical Critics Turn Into Conspiracy Theorists Over Kubrick’s The Shining In Room 237 Movie-Mad Documentary Turns Theoretical Critics Into Conspiracy Theorists Imagine, if you will, the following scene: You’ve emerged with several of your college pals from a screening of some arty, elusive and [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 02, 2013 Read More
Film Review: Danny Boyle’s Twisty Film Noir Rave-Up Trance Psychs Itself Out Danny Boyle’s Twisty Film Noir Tries To Psych Us Out. Or Does It? ... Yes, It Does. Simon (James McAvoy, X-Men: First Class) works at a prestigious London auction house. He’s in charge of selling off masterpieces, like the Francisco [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 11, 2013 Read More It looks like a window. It feels like a window. But it might only be a metaphor for something extremely window-like.
Film Review: Chilean Political Drama No Sells Audiences On The Idea Of Revolution South Of The Border Political Drama Sells Audiences On The Idea Of Revolution Your knowledge of late-’80s Central American politics isn’t really an issue when it comes to the new political drama NO. In fact, the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 04, 2013 Read More How about slapping some corporate logos on those riot shields?
Film Review: Iranian Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami Goes To Japan For Minimalist Menage A Trois In Like Someone In Love Minimalist Drama Finds Iranian Master Abbas Kiarostami Peeping On Tokyo Trio When we first meet fresh-faced, girl-next-door type Akiko (actress Takanashi Rin, who played the “pink” team member in several “Power Rangers”-esque TV shows), [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 28, 2013 Read More They’re like Pokémon. You’ve got to collect ‘em all.
Film Review: Korean Filmmaker Goes Goth In Beautiful, Baffling Psychothriller Stoker Korean Filmmaker Goes Goth In Beautiful, Baffling Psychothriller Directed by South Korean master Park Chan-Wook and written, oddly enough, by former “Prison Break” star Wentworth Miller, Stoker is a bleak, black, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 21, 2013 Read More David Lynch called. He wants his ... everything back.
Film Review: James Franco Books A Return Trip To Oz In Sam Raimi’s Fantasy Prequel Oz The Great And Powerful James Franco Books A Return Trip To Oz In Sam Raimi’s Fantasy Prequel The massive success of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland three years ago kicked off an at-times wearying string of fairy tale updates (Red [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 14, 2013 Read More Franco is such a great actor
Film Review: Filmmaker Biopics His Famed Father In Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines And Mystery Of Raymond Scott Intimate Biopic Finds Cinematic Son Hunting Musical Father Note: Director Stanley Warnow will attend the 8 p.m. screenings at Guild Cinema and will speak about his experience. Devin D. O'Leary \ Mar 07, 2013 Read More
Film Review: Immigration Debate Gets Historic In Harvest Of Empire Polarizing Issue Of Immigration Has Its Origins Exposed In Historical Doc Note: Journalist/author Juan González and producer Wendy Thompson will attend the 3:30 screening at Guild Cinema on Saturday, March 2 Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 28, 2013 Read More
Film Review: West Of Memphis Finds More To Explore In Well-Documented Murder Case Evidence At Hand Says Familiar Documentary Subject Deserves One More Look The key to making a memorable documentary is finding a good subject. Documentaries are rarely about style (though an argument could be made [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 21, 2013 Read More