‘Dark Skies’ Review 4.5/10

‘Dark Skies’ Review

Release Date: February 22, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 4.5/10

Dark Skies could have been more interesting than it was had the script been better and Scott Stewart not

‘Inescapable’ Review 2/10

‘Inescapable’ Review

Release Date: February 22, 2013 (Limited)
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 2/10

Female director Ruba Nadda has made several short film and feature-length movies.  Although she has been

‘Side Effects’ Review 7.5/10

‘Side Effects’ Review

Release Date: February 8, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

I cannot refrain from joining the throng of other reviewers who find themselves remarking that this is

‘The End of Love’ Review 4/10

‘The End of Love’ Review

Release Date: March 1, 2013 (Limited)
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

Mark Webber stars, directs, and writes his latest film, The End of Love, also starring his

‘Mama’ Review 5/10

‘Mama’ Review

Release Date: January 18, 2013
Director: Andrés Muschietti
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 5/10

Director and co-writer Andrés Muschietti created a short film entitled Mama (2008) about two young sisters who

Thoughts on the 2013 Oscar Nominations

Thoughts on the 2013 Oscar Nominations

As everyone knows, the 85th Academy Award nominations were announced this week.  What follows is this Oscar junkie’s commentary and musings about the nominations including surprises and snubs.  I go through the major categories of greatest

Todd’s Top 12 of 2012

Todd’s Top 12 of 2012

I am going to cheat a bit and list 12 because I believe two are interchangeable with two more, which I think I noted in our podcast.  They are listed in alphabetical order rather than numerical order because I

‘The Baytown Outlaws’ Review 4/10

‘The Baytown Outlaws’ Review

Release Date: January 18, 2013 (Limited)
Currently Showing via OnDemand Platforms
Director: Barry Battles
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

I know nothing about Barry Battles who directed and co-wrote

2012 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS

2012 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS

THE 2012 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12.

Many of my comments regarding films and performances can be found in the Golden Globes post, but I do want to make a few notes about the

2012 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

2012 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

THE 2012 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13.

There are few surprises here, and I cannot comment on all the nominees as much as I would like at this point given that I have yet to

AMOUR Review 10

AMOUR Review

Michael Haneke’s most recent achievement is a wondrous film entitled Amour, i.e., “Love.” It is with love that I watched the film and with love that I write about it now. For Amour, the acclaimed Austrian director picked up his second Palme d’Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Foreign Language film award from the New York Film Critics Circle this week. The film is Austria’s official selection to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and I believe it has a strong chance of receiving the Oscar as 2012’s Best Foreign Film.

‘The Sessions’ Review 8/10

‘The Sessions’ Review

Release Date: November 16, 2012
Director: Ben Lewin
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10

Yes, it has been a couple of weeks since The Sessions opened but it only recently came to my neck