Reviews of recently released films.
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Django Unchained (2012): Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Dir. Peter Jackson. Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo Del Toro. Based upon the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Lincoln (2012): Dir. Steven Spielberg. Written by: Tony Kushner. Based upon the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Seven Psychopaths (2012): Written and directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, and Abbie Cornish. Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity […]
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) The Master (2012): Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern. Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, and […]
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Directed by Benh Zeitlin. Written by: Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin. Based on the play “Juicy and Delicious” by Alibar. Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Brave (2012): Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell. Written by: Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi from a story by Brenda Chapman. Featuring the voices […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Prometheus (2012): Dir. Ridley Scott. Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. Based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize […]
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Avengers (2012): Written and directed by Joss Whedon. Story by: Zak Penn and Joss Whedon. Based on The Avengers comic books by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Starring: […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Guard (2011): Written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, David Wilmot, and Liam Cunningham. Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, […]