Film Review: Bradley Cooper And Jennifer Lawrence Are Crazy (And) In Love In Silver Linings Playbook Are Bradley Cooper And Jennifer Lawrence Crazy Or In Love Or Both? Love, at least as portrayed in the vast majority of Hollywood movies, is a crazy enterprise. So, perhaps it’s not that odd to [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 22, 2012 Read More
Film Review: John Hawkes And Helen Hunt Get Emotionally (And Physically) Naked In Sex-Positive Dramedy The Sessions. Sex-Positive Dramedy Gets Between The Sheets With Two Remarkable Actors The Academy Awards typically recognize actors who take a risk, put themselves out on a limb or otherwise take on bold, physical challenges. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 15, 2012 Read More
Film Review: 50Th Anniversary Bond Film Is Fans Service At Its Finest For A Man Of 50, James Bond Is Looking Better Than Ever This year marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise. The famed superspy’s first cinematic adventure, Dr. No, hit theaters in 1962. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 08, 2012 Read More
Film Review: Art Is Funny And Beauty Is Embarrassing Irreverent Documentary About Successful Puppeteer-Cum-Artist Says It’s Ok To Laugh At Art The name Wayne White may not ring a bell, but chances are you’re familiar with his work. The Tennessee-born artist was one of [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 01, 2012 Read More The world’s largest animatronic head of George Jones will swallow your soul.
Film Review: “Unfilmable” Sci-Fi Novel Cloud Atlas Defies Time And Space On The Silver Screen Time-Hopping Sci-Fi Tale Soars—But How High? [photo]“Unfilmable” is an adjective that has been attached to countless well-regarded literary works. It’s meant to convey a novel with a topic so [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 25, 2012 Read More “Sorry
Film Review: Michelle Williams Contemplates Infidelity In Take This Waltz Indie Drama About Infidelity Hits Like A Cold Shower Love and sex and marriage are frequently inseparable things. But there are moments when they exist fully independent of one another. Just ask [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 18, 2012 Read More
Film Review: Searching For Sugar Man Documentary Discovers Rock ’N’ Roll Cinderalla Story Soulful Documentary Proves Rock And Roll Dreams Come True When people picture their fantasy career, no one imagines being an accountant or a human resources manager or a building inspection engineer. They [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 11, 2012 Read More
Time Travel Gets Trippy In Rian Johnson’s Brainy, Bullet-Riddled Genre-Bender Looper Time Travel Gets Trippy In Rian Johnson’s Brainy, Bullet-Riddled Genre-Bender Living, as we are, in a post-Transformers movie universe, is it at all helpful to label a film “intelligent”? Is that the kind [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 04, 2012 Read More
Film Review: Scary, Real-Life Drama Compliance Make Voyeurs Of Us All Real-Life Drama Serves Up Some Heavy Moral Questions What with the movie industry’s overwhelming reliance on blockbusters, sequels and remakes, independent film festival offerings don’t seem to generate as much attention [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 13, 2012 Read More
Film Review: Romance Goes Bad In A Good Way In Celeste And Jesse Forever Wry, Wistful Romantic Comedy Breaks Up With Hollywood Tradition Celeste and Jesse are the perfect couple. They’re inseparable. They finish each other’s sentences. They annoy their friends with their endless inside jokes. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 30, 2012 Read More