George Clooney’s directorial efforts come pre-packaged with ideas and statements, with thought-provoking ideals meant to help the human race improve. Perhaps the one exception is his first film, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, but that wasRead Full Review
Month: February 2014
Gloria
A performance like Paulina Garcia’s in Gloria is difficult to appreciate properly. On the surface, it seems dictated by its physicality and carnality, which is why more sexually explicit storytelling doesn’t translate as successfully in American cinema.Read Full Review
The LEGO Movie
The two directors behind this year’s first legitimate box office blockbuster (no shade on Ride Along, I just think that movie was a much bigger surprise then people expected it to be) have proven adapt atRead Full Review
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty has Federico Fellini’s fingerprints all over it. The specter of Marcello Mastroianni, Fellini’s most famous acting collaborator, haunts all of its images. And yet, Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film feels so incredibly fresh andRead Full Review