DOWNLOADED Review 3.5/10

DOWNLOADED Review

Release Date: June 21st, 2013 (Limited)
Currently Available via OnDemand Platforms
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10

I began my first viewing of Downloaded with a certain degree of

Top 10 Films of 2013 So Far: Todd Willcox

Top 10 Films of 2013 So Far: Todd Willcox

I haven’t seen as many films in 2013 as I would normally have seen by now for various reasons and many of them were disappointments such as the latest Star Trek entry, the latest Iron Man entry, the Superman reboot

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Review 4/10

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Review

Release Date: July 5th, 2013
Currently Available on iTunes
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

Best Friends Forever begins with a going-away party for Harriet (Brea Grant) who is

REDEMPTION Review 4.5/10

REDEMPTION Review

Release Date: June 28, 2013 (Limited)
Currently playing on VOD platforms
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4.5/10

Every Jason Statham film is essentially a B-movie, but they are usually

PRANK Review 5/10

PRANK Review

Release Date: June 18, 2013 (DVD and iTunes)
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5/10

Prank started as a relatively good idea based on the horrible action of bullying.  It could actually

ACT NATURALLY Review 3.5/10

ACT NATURALLY Review

Release Date: Currently Available via VOD Platforms
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10

Act Naturally is a good name for this small independent film because the cast actually acts naturally. 

‘The English Teacher’ Review 2.5/10

‘The English Teacher’ Review

Release Date: May 17, 2013 (Limited)
Currently Available via OnDemand Platforms
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 2.5/10

There are really only two reasons I wanted to see The English

10 out of 10 – ‘Les Diaboliques’

10 out of 10 – ‘Les Diaboliques’

DIRECTED by HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT                   1955                   116 min.                 France

I have spent considerable weeks trying to decide which Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece to write about in our 10/10 feature.  As is now obvious, I have yet

10 out of 10 – ‘Vera Drake’

10 out of 10 – ‘Vera Drake’

DIRECTED by MIKE LEIGH                     2004                    125 min.                   UK

British writer and director Mike Leigh is one of the world’s most acclaimed

‘OZ: The Great and Powerful’ Review 3.5/10

‘OZ: The Great and Powerful’ Review

Release Date: March 8, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: PG
Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10

Do not let 2013’s best commercial opening weekend fool you, there is nothing “great” or “powerful” about this prequel

10 out of 10 – ‘The Lives of Others’

10 out of 10 – ‘The Lives of Others’

DIRECTED by FLORIAN HENCKEL von DONNERSMARCK              2006             137 min.        Germany

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just awarded Best Foreign Film to Michael Haneke’s masterpiece,  Amour.  This was an easy