April 10, 2018
Well, that's an hour and forty-one minutes I'll never get back
March 14, 2018
Every now and then a movie comes along that requires nothing more from an audience than a willingness to have fun. Not much substance, not much concentration necessary. Some might call this type of film “fluff” and say things like “check your brain at the door.” To this, I say, “So what?!?!”
December 16, 2017
Movies don’t necessarily have to be big-budget extravaganzas in order to transport an audience to a different time and place. Sometimes, all it takes is a good story, good acting, well-written dialogue and universal themes to engage our imaginations. Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” is an excellent example of the kind of small, simple movie that draws the viewer in on the strength of its story and the attention to its craft.
October 4, 2017
I love this movie! The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is a fresh and natural spin on the “fractured family uniting in an hour of need” trope. Director Noah Baumbach’s (Margot at the Wedding) film is a nice change of pace from the typically obnoxious dysfunctional family drama so popular around this time of year.
September 13, 2017
Louis C.K. produces and films a movie under the cloak of secrecy from Hollywood and it proves to be a big, fun, surprisingly poignant treatise on the modern relationship between parent and child.
December 4, 2016
It’s only fitting that a movie review site called The 4th Reel review a movie called “The 4th Man,” so here goes! A virtual blueprint for his later, more mainstream potboiler “Basic Instinct,” “The 4th Man” exhibits all of the elements of director Paul Verhoeven’s mode of outrageous storytelling that has made him one of the most audacious film directors working today.
July 24, 2016
This movie is a love letter to the fans, plain and simple. While it is possible to enjoy the madness as an “Ab Fab” virgin, the experience will be greatly heightened if you have followed the misadventures of Patsy and Eddie for at least some of their (non-consecutive) seven-year run on television.
July 25, 2015
Amy Schumer bulldozes her way onto the big screen playing a magnified version of her women-are-just-as-raunchy-as-men comedic persona in ‘Trainwreck.’ Schumer (who also wrote the screenplay) is a natural performer and going on the basis of her debut as a leading lady, we will be seeing lots more of her in years to come. That is a good thing. That is a very good thing.
October 4, 2014
A frothy, family-friendly entertainment that is lively enough for the kids and easy-to-swallow for the adults.
September 19, 2014
Herein lie my top seven movie selections that are guaranteed to grease the ol’ tear ducts (at least they greased MY tear ducts and this is MY blog, so….). Unless you are made of stone, there’s a pretty darn good chance that whether you are old or young, male or […]
May 20, 2014
This is an interesting piece for a variety of reasons.
February 10, 2014
Rock of Ages Release Date: June 15, 2012 Runtime: 123 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema Director: Adam Shankman Cast: Julianne Hough; Diego Boneta; Alec Baldwin; Russell Brand; Paul Giamatti; Catherine Zeta-Jones; Bryan Cranston; Malin Akerman; Mary J. Blige; Tom Cruise[/two_third] The […]