A Good Day to Die Hard *** Short Take: This 5th installment in the Die Hard series lacks bite due to an underdeveloped storyline and villains who lack charisma. Reel…
Reel Takes – February 2013
Broken City ***1/2 Short Take: Well made contemporary film noir covers no new ground but does what it needs to do thanks to a strong cast and solid direction from…
Movie Reviews – January 2013
Hitchcock ****1/2 Short Take: An utterly entertaining look at Alma and Alfred Hitchcock’s marriage during the production of Psycho. Reel Take: I admit that prior to seeing Hitchcock, I had…
Movie Reviews – December 2012
A Late Quartet ****1/2 Short Take: A truly remarkable film about the members of a string quartet and the challenges they face after a member is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease….
Movie Reviews – November 2012
Argo **** Short Take: Actor, Director Ben Affleck brings the now de-classified story of the covert operation to free six Americans during the 1980 Iranian Revolution to the big screen….
Movie Reviews – October 2012
Arbitrage **** Short Take: Tense, well made character study of a charming but duplicitous financier whose perfect life suddenly spins out of control. Reel Take: Time was when a new…
Movie Reviews September 2012
The Bourne Legacy ***1/2 Short Take: There was never just one. Reel Take: The tag line for The Bourne Legacy is “There was never just one.” This is a fitting…
Movie Reviews August 2012
The Amazing Spiderman ***1/2 Short Take: Remake of the first Tobey McGuire Spiderman film is well acted, well staged, and well photographed but winds up being totally forgettable. Reel Take:…
Film Reviews – July 2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter *** Short Take: Beautifully mounted, immensely unsatisfying mix of history and fantasy that takes itself WAY too seriously. Reel Take: As a native Southerner, I should…