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New to DVD/Blu-ray: “Side Effects”

Jeremy Kibler — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:31:34 +0000

After scoring with Haywire and Magic Mike just last year, eclectic and prolific director Steven Soderbergh insists that Side Effects will be his last theatrical film before retirement. That’s too bad because his latest, an icy, craftily constructed pharmaceutical mystery-thriller, is … Continue reading →

Review: “Before Midnight”

Nick DeNitto — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:14:10 +0000

It’s rare that a film shows us true, enduring love. We’ve seen plenty of romantic movies in which love endures the obstacles of distance or time, and they almost always end with the couple finally getting together and presumably living … Continue reading →

Review: “Black Rock”

Jeremy Kibler — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:12:30 +0000

If you ever wondered how 1972′s Deliverance would play out with women—minus the inbred banjo players—on a smaller, cost-effective budget, Black Rock would be the result. But that comparison undersells what this film has going for it. With the story conceived … Continue reading →

Final Look: “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Daniel Schaub — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:52:05 +0000

Not all that long ago, Star Trek was not “cool.” It was low-budget fare that made up for its glaring lack of high-gloss action sequences by espousing philosophies on the nature of scientific discovery and the art of war. It … Continue reading →

Second Look: “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Nick DeNitto — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:55 +0000

After its kinetic rejuvenation in 2009, the Star Trek franchise – captained by J.J. Abrams – once again takes flight, boldly going where no CGI has gone before. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is still up to the same … Continue reading →

Review: “Star Trek Into Darkness”

Jeremy Kibler — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:38 +0000

Courtesy of Spielbergian wunderkind J.J. Abrams and crew, 2009′s Star Trek rejuvenated original creator Gene Roddenberry’s franchise out of the cheesy, for-Trekkers-only black hole and into a prequel-cum-reboot that was more accessible to even the uninitiated. Moving at a warp speed … Continue reading →

New to DVD/Blu-ray: “Upstream Color”

Jeremy Kibler — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:19:20 +0000

How do you even begin to explain a film as unconventional as Upstream Color that defies categorization, description, and total understanding? Let’s start here: Shane Carruth, an engineer turned self-taught, multi-hyphenate filmmaker, only had a $7,000 budget when he first made … Continue reading →

Second Look: “The Great Gatsby”

Jeremy Kibler — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:45:57 +0000

F. Scott Fitzgerald probably had no idea his 1925 “Great American Novel” would receive three more film adaptations after 1926′s silent version. If any director could bring Gatsby’s rich, decadent, and grandiose lifestyle to the screen, it would thought to … Continue reading →

Give it a Chance: “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”

Daniel Schaub — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:42:00 +0000

Once a week or so, I will be looking back at films that have garnered negative reviews in the past and I will try to find some redeemable quality about them. The key to this being that I have to … Continue reading →

Week in Review: 5/6 – 5/12

Nick DeNitto — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:31:03 +0000

Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92 - Special effects genius Ray Harryhausen passed away this week at the age of 92. Harryhausen was pioneer of stop-motion animation, effectively changing the world of cinema forever. His most notable work can be found in … Continue reading →