Movie Reviews: “Captain Phillips,” “Machete Kills”
by George Wolf CAPTAIN PHILLIPS If the story of Captain Phillips wasn’t true, someone in Hollywood would have dreamed […]
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Movie Reviews: “Gravity,” “In a World…”
by George Wolf GRAVITY The wondrous galactic epic Gravity delivers an unmatched cinematic achievement. Co-writer/director Alfonso Cuarón sets […]
Movie Reviews: “Don Jon,” “Rush,” “Enough Said,” “Baggage Claim”
by George Wolf RUSH Yes, it’s clichéd irony, but here goes: Rush, a movie steeped in the world […]
Movie Review: “Prisoners”
by George Wolf Pre-game warmups aren’t usually part of the moviegoing experience, but Prisoners may require a […]
Reviews: “Drinking Buddies,” “The Family,” “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “Austenland, “Thanks for Sharing”
by George Wolf DRINKING BUDDIES Hey look! It’s that hottie and that cutie, and the guy from Office […]
Reviews: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” “I Declare War”
AIN”T THEM BODIES SAINTS The screen fills with the sepia image of a bygone Texas. Sinewy lovers quarrel and […]
Reviews: “Getaway,” “The Act of Killing”
THE ACT OF KILLING by George Wolf Surreal, perverse, curious and horrifying, The Act of Killing demands to be […]
Reviews: “You’re Next,” “The Spectacular Now,” “Blue Jasmine,” “The World’s End”
by George Wolf YOU’RE NEXT It looked like 2013 might be the year of the horror film. First came […]
Reviews: “Kick-Ass 2,” “The Butler”
by George Wolf KICK-ASS 2 Well, consider the party that was Kick-Ass officially pooped upon. It’s too bad, because three years […]
Reviews: “Elysium,” “We’re the Millers”
by George Wolf ELYSIUM Already this summer, a futuristic Earth in decline has had to deal with Tom […]