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“Life of Crime” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions Life of Crime (2013) Louis (John Hawkes) and Ordell (Yasiin Bey, formally known as Mos Def) are two small-time crooks always looking for the next big score. They...
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“Frank” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures “Frank” (2014) Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) is a wannabe songwriter who sits in his room and composes songs on his keyboard, dreaming of playing in a band and writing...
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“The Last of Robin Hood” Movie Review
Samuel Goldwyn Films “The Last of Robin Hood” (2014) Movie star Errol Flynn (Kevin Kline) sees a young woman walking across the movie lot and is instantly attracted to her. He sends an assistant over...
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“A Five Star Life” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Music Box Films A Five Star Life (2013) Irene (Margherita Buy) travels the world, evaluating hotels as a “Mystery Guest.” She takes her job very seriously, going over the hotel she is...
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“Love is Strange” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics “Love is Strange” (2014) Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) have been together as a couple for 39 years. They live in a spacious apartment in New...
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“The Man on Her Mind” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Paladin Pictures “The Man on Her Mind” (2014) Nellie (Amy McAllister) briefly met Leonard (Samuel Jones) at her friend’s party. Leonard has been trying, with the help of Nellie’s...
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“My Old Lady” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Cohen Media “My Old Lady” (2014) Mathias (Kevin Kline) is a 57-year-old New Yorker, who has barely enough money in his bank account to buy a ticket to Paris. He thinks his ship has...
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Movie Review: The Maze Runner
When the words YA (Young Adult) gets attached to a film, especially one based on a hit book, it can make some movie lovers cringe. They expect mediocre cinema like The Host, Ender’s Game or worse –...
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“The Skeleton Twins” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions “The Skeleton Twins” (2014) When we first meet Maggie (Kristen Wiig) she is doing some soul searching in front of the bathroom mirror. She is debating whether or...
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“Believe Me” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Gravitas Ventures “Believe Me” (2014) Sam (Alex Russell) seems to have the world by its tail. He is a graduating senior in college, about to go to law school. He is president of his...
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“The Notebook” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics “The Notebook” (2014) War is hell and not just for the people fighting the war. War takes its toll on families left behind as well. During World War II it was...
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“The Two Faces of January” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures The Two Faces of January (2014) Colette (Kirsten Dunst) and Chester (Viggo Mortensen) seem like your perfect couple. Traveling in Greece, they are well to do...
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Movie Review: Gone Girl
I often make the comment that I don’t read any books, because if they’re any good Hollywood will adapt them to the big screen. Sorry, bookworms – it’s just the way I feel, so it should be no surprise I...
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“St. Vincent” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company St. Vincent (2014) Vincent (Bill Murray) is in a bad place in his life, and he will let anyone know it. He lives alone in a rundown home, is overdrawn at the...
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“Keep On Keepin’ On” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Radius-TWC “Keep On Keepin’ On” Clark Terry has been called the greatest trumpet player ever. He played with some of the finest jazz bands in the world, including the Count Basie...
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“Viktor” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Inception Media Group “Viktor” (2014) “Viktor” is a film noir set in modern Russia, where century’s old architecture clashes with the contemporary city of nightclubs and art...
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21st Austin Film Festival Recap
Photo courtesy of Mike McKinney Another successful Austin Film Festival and Conference has come and gone. On Thursday, Oct. 23 “The Humbling” starring Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig and Kyra Sedwick opened...
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“The Way He Looks” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Strand Releasing “The Way He Looks” (2014) Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo) is your typical high-school student with one exception; he is blind. He has a best friend in Gia but is made fun...
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“Diplomacy” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Zeitgeist Films “Diplomacy” (2014) As the Allies march towards Paris in 1944, Hitler wants Paris not to fall into enemy’s hands. He has given the order to General Dietrich von...
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“Low Down” Movie Review
Photo courtesy of Oscilloscope “Low Down” (2014) You know it’s going to be a long, hard ride when a film starts with a teenage daughter watching her father being arrested on the street from their seedy...
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