Find out why “A Man Called Ove” is a Foreign Film for Everyone
Very seldom do I walk the path of high recommendation for a foreign language film since I am often reminded subtitles are not for everyone. “A Man Called Ove” however, is for everyone who is feeling...
“Ouija: Origin of Evil” spells out trouble
Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, shared a message—known only to the two of them—so that when the other died, the survivor could hop from séance to séance in search of the message, therefore proving or disproving...
Count On “The Accountant”
Ben Affleck is Christian Wolff, the accountant in question. He's got a case of high-functioning autism, a sniper rifle that shoots anti-aircraft rounds and the psychological inability to leave a stone unturned. As such, he's the guy you...
Stay Away from “The Girl on the Train”
When asked what he believed in, Woody Allen once replied "sex and death—two things that come once in my lifetime." "The Girl on the Train" shares a similar belief system—sans punchline—as it is a Freudian whodunit,...
“Denial” Makes the Facts Hard to Ignore
Based on the book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier the film “Denial” is Oscar primed. Perhaps that is part of the reason the film has been released at just...
“Deepwater Horizon” Explodes Off the Screen
Behind every headline, there are human beings. In what is deemed the "bigger picture"—whether that involves money, political rhetoric or both—these people are often bundled into a two-digit number. And there is, perhaps, no transaction so lopsided as that of...
“The Magnificent Seven” Settles for Average
Not every film has to have Oscar-caliber performances, a heartwarming message on the unbreakable human spirit or a spiral of philosophical doublespeak, which must be viewed at least 80 times for the optimal experience. Sometimes, you just want...
The “Blair Witch” Strikes Again
"What is" will never be as interesting as "what could be." When a gap in information arises, our imagination will almost always swing across with far more gusto and urgency than necessary. "The Blair Witch Project"...
“When the Bough Breaks,” the Movie Will Fail
Hitchcock famously defined suspense as allowing the audience to see a bomb planted underneath a table, giving them the exact parameters by which it will explode—known only to the audience—and then allowing the unaware characters at the...
