Reese Witherspoon gets “Wild”
byI know what you’re thinking: another girl-comes-of-age-by-doing-something-ridiculous flick. And that it stars the Queen of Nice Reese Witherspoon gets your eyes rolling even more….
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Imaginary Characters (Groot) earning more fame then superstars : Guardians of the Glaaxy
byGuardians of the Galaxy was the hit blockbuster movie of Summer 2014. In short: Marvel has once again managed to surpass everyone’s expectations when…
Coming Soon: St. Vincent
byIt’s always a party when Bill Murray is involved. Everyone’s favorite Ghostbuster (and patron saint for those who didn’t want to see their favorite…
“Gone Girl” and the Politics of Sex and Power
byFew topics have been hotter in the news recently than domestic abuse and sexism. It may be bad timing, then, for David Fincher’s “Gone…
Julianne Moore: Hottest Woman in Hollywood?
byBefore you call me crazy, consider this. No, I mean consider this scene from the upcoming movie “Maps to the Stars” (by the way,…
A Brief History of the Found Footage Film
by“As Above/So Below” is the latest release in the “found footage” genre, a film with a conceit that what we are watching is…
Sin City & the Sexy Comic Book Movie
byWhen Robert Rodriguez unleashed “Sin City,” his version of the comic book movie, on the world in 2005, the most R rated the…
Get on the Line: The Musician Biopic
byThe James Brown biopic “Get On Up” hit theaters last weekend, and its treatment of the Godfather of Soul has largely flown under the…
“Guardians of the Galaxy” and the Sexy Alien
byIn some sense it’s ironic that Zoe Saldana ended up in green body paint for her role as Gamora in “Guardians of the Galaxy.”…
Sinking of the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?
byThe jewel of this weekend’s cinema crown will no doubt be “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” which boasts a high critic rating…