Like Tangled, Frozen exceeds all expectations and inches Walt Disney Animation Studios more and more closer to regaining their esteemed animation reputation as the best in the business. I'm not quite ready to crown a new champion the way Cinema Blend describes, but I will say that this puts them back in the conversation.
Read MoreWhile it's not quite as good or instantly quotable as the first film, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a hilarious follow-up to make this already funny world even bigger while poking great fun at our modern news. I'm in the camp that loves this sort of thing and it's arguably the funniest movie of the year.
Read MoreAs a film, I think The Book Thief does enough to get half of that aforementioned hopeful goal to make people happy. The film has its respectful essence, but lacks a bit of the spirit and entertainment value.
Read MoreHis new film, Nebraska, is his smallest and most nuanced film to date for Alexander Payne. Shot in black-and-white on a micro-budget and populated by mostly unknown performers instead of Hollywood A-listers, the film strives to slow things down and give you something interesting to follow and compare with your own family's generational gaps.
Read MoreAfter seeing the second installment, the hotly anticipated The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, my gut feeling is that they are saving their best for their swan song and not the middle. While the budget and star power have increased with success and maturity from the comparatively modest first film 20 months ago, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire does not do enough to achieve that level of being a great middle trilogy film on the same scale as The Empire Strikes Back orThe Dark Knight.
Read MoreThanks For Sharing goes to great lengths to highlight the varying degrees and effects of this disease and the clear need for solid support and rehabilitation, all while doing so in an entertaining manner. There are fair jokes to be made, but they are matched by ugly dark flaws of character that could happen to any one of us.
Read MoreBLIND SPOT REVIEW #3: Rolling Thunder
Going back and seeing the movies I should have seen or always wanted to see, but missed.
Read MoreWith a penchant for moody music, colorful imagery, decorated interiors, and splendidly unique cinematography, Wong Kar-wai brings those talents to a totally new genre for him with The Grandmaster.
Read MoreBLIND SPOT REVIEW #2: Games
Going back and seeing the movies I should have seen or always wanted to see, but missed.
Read MoreIf old-school, methodical, and intelligent science fiction like Alien and Moon are up your alley more than those blockbusters, Europa Report is a movie you need to seek out. You probably haven't even heard of it.
Read MoreCompared to everything else out there, Elysium is a step up, but isn't going to end 2013 as the best science fiction effort of the year.
Read MoreTo its great credit, Drinking Buddies never settles for any of those obvious scenarios and twists. It takes a more elusive and challenging route once the couples combine on a double-date weekend at Chris's lake house. The mistakes, flaws, and opportunities you think are coming, because you've seen this kind of movie before, don't materialize like you think. Some don't materialize at all. The waters are murkier than first thought. If you prefer your movies predictable and formulaic, you've come to the wrong place. At the same time, it's still missing a bit of the charm it promised with its setup.
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