Making a writing/directing debut, Michael Morrissey shows talent in the look of his film, but deficiencies in scripting and pulling believable performances from his mostly unknown cast. Lanky Caleb Steinmeyer, who’s had only one-and-done roles on a few popular TV series (and, tellingly, worked as a behind-the-scenes assistant on one of the worst movies I’ve […]
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Boy Wonder
Making a writing/directing debut, Michael Morrissey shows talent in the look of his film, but deficiencies in scripting and pulling believable performances from his mostly unknown cast. Lanky Caleb Steinmeyer, who’s had only one-and-done roles on a few popular TV series (and, tellingly, worked as a behind-the-scenes assistant on one of the worst movies I’ve […]
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3 by Theo: The Theo van Gogh Collection
The Dutch auteur was assassinated seven years ago by a Muslim extremist in response to a short van Gogh had made about Islam’s treatment of women. That work is not among the trio featured on the triple-disc set “3 By Theo,” and that’s probably for the best, but what is here still demonstrates the man’s […]
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3 by Theo: The Theo van Gogh Collection
The Dutch auteur was assassinated seven years ago by a Muslim extremist in response to a short van Gogh had made about Islam’s treatment of women. That work is not among the trio featured on the triple-disc set “3 By Theo,” and that’s probably for the best, but what is here still demonstrates the man’s […]
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3 by Theo: The Theo van Gogh Collection
The Dutch auteur was assassinated seven years ago by a Muslim extremist in response to a short van Gogh had made about Islam’s treatment of women. That work is not among the trio featured on the triple-disc set “3 By Theo,” and that’s probably for the best, but what is here still demonstrates the man’s […]
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Water for Elephants
Francis Lawrence is a talented director … of big-budget genre fare like “I Am Legend” and “Constantine.” But two-hour romantic dramas set in the world of a traveling circus? Three-ring boredom, ladies and gentlemen, no matter how pretty — how utterly golden-hued — the proceedings look. Christoph Waltz, the most deserving Oscar winner for his […]
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Water for Elephants
Francis Lawrence is a talented director … of big-budget genre fare like “I Am Legend” and “Constantine.” But two-hour romantic dramas set in the world of a traveling circus? Three-ring boredom, ladies and gentlemen, no matter how pretty — how utterly golden-hued — the proceedings look. Christoph Waltz, the most deserving Oscar winner for his […]
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Water for Elephants
Francis Lawrence is a talented director … of big-budget genre fare like “I Am Legend” and “Constantine.” But two-hour romantic dramas set in the world of a traveling circus? Three-ring boredom, ladies and gentlemen, no matter how pretty — how utterly golden-hued — the proceedings look. Christoph Waltz, the most deserving Oscar winner for his […]
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Although viewed as one step away from being pornography by its own studio, Orion Pictures, the low-budget spin-off from George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” proved to be an instant hit with audiences and critics, even overshadowing Romero’s own “Night” sequel that summer, “Day of the Dead.” Today, “Return” continues to enjoy a […]
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Although viewed as one step away from being pornography by its own studio, Orion Pictures, the low-budget spin-off from George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” proved to be an instant hit with audiences and critics, even overshadowing Romero’s own “Night” sequel that summer, “Day of the Dead.” Today, “Return” continues to enjoy a […]