January 19, 2013

Silver Linings Playbook*

    Silver Linings Playbook Release Date: December 25, 2012 Runtime: 122 minutes Rating: R Studio: The Weinstein Company Director: David O’Russell Cast: Bradley Cooper; Jennifer Lawrence; Robert DeNiro; Chris Tucker; Jacki Weaver     This movie is faaaaantastic!  A romantic movie for grown-ups, teeming with brave, brilliant performances from […]
February 9, 2013

The Others

    The Others Release Date: August 10, 2001 Runtime: 101 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Dimension Films (Miramax) Director: Alejandro Amenabar Cast: Nicole Kidman; Christopher Eccleston; Fionnula Flanagan; Alakina Mann; James Bentley     [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] “The Others” reminds me of how much fun going to the movies can be!  If […]
February 11, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty*

    Zero Dark Thirty Release Date: January 11, 2013 Runtime: 157 minutes Rating: R Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Jessica Chastain; Jason Clarke; Kyle Chandler; Jennifer Ehle; Chris Pratt     [POSSIBLE SPOILERS, I guess…] Goooooooood movie!! The search for Osama Bin Laden took a really […]
February 15, 2013

Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday Release Date: September 2, 1953 Runtime: 118 minutes Rating: N/A Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: William Wyler Cast: Gregory Peck; Audrey Hepburn; Eddie Albert     In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to go romantic. I didn’t want a weepie, nor did I want some saccharine […]
February 18, 2013

Meditations on Movies: James Cameron and ‘Titanic’

    Meditations on Movies: James Cameron and “Titanic” Release Date: December 19, 1997 Runtime: 194 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Twentieth Century Fox / Paramount Pictures Director: James Cameron Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio; Kate Winslet; Billy Zane; Kathy Bates; Frances Fisher; Victor Garber; Gloria Stuart     In the spirit of […]
April 9, 2013

Jurassic Park 3D: A Reel Podcast

    Jurassic Park 3D Release Date: April 5, 2013 (original release June 11, 1993) Runtime: 127 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Sam Neill; Laura Dern; Richard Attenborough; Jeff Goldblum; Joseph Mazzello; Ariana Richards; Wayne Knight; Samuel L. Jackson        
October 20, 2013

Gravity

    Gravity Release Date: October 4, 2013 Runtime: 91 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Sandra Bullock; George Clooney; Ed Harris (voice)     This is one spectacular movie! Alfonso Cuarón creates a sort-of “2001: A Space Odyssey” for the 21st century. It is […]
December 21, 2013

Her

    Her Release Date: December 18, 2013 (limited); January 10, 2014 (wide) Runtime: 126 minutes Rating: R Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Spike Jonze Cast: Joaquin Phoenix; Scarlett Johansson (voice); Amy Adams; Chris Pratt; Rooney Mara     This one was a total surprise! My expectations were low: another […]
August 17, 2017

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Here is a documentary that should be required viewing in high schools, in gender studies classes, and in history classes from now on. “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” is an important and indispensable piece of work about one of the foremost founders of the modern LGBT movement.
October 4, 2017

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

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.
December 16, 2017

Lady Bird

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.
March 9, 2018

Holden On

Beyond the charmed life and college-bound façade is a darkness and a crippling anguish that lies within Holden. Eventually, Holden’s demons overwhelm him and he takes his own life at the age of 19, sending shockwaves throughout the community and those who knew Holden Layfield. One of these people was Tamlin Hall.