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Will Smith reminds us why we liked him in the first place. (We never forgot why we like Margot Robbie.) – – – – – – – – – – – – – In Focus, Will Smith plays Nicky, a confident, smooth-talking con man who runs an organization of professional pickpockets and scammers. Margot Robbie […]
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Movie Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
by Erika Olson | February 13th, 2015Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
It’ll leave fans wanting more—and everyone else wondering what all the fuss is about. – – – – – – – – – - It was February 2012. I had seven weeks off after my son was born, and everything people had told me about not getting any sleep or not having any extra time […]
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Movie Review: Seventh Son
by Erika Olson | February 6th, 2015Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
A strange, mostly harmless attempt at medieval fantasy. Come for the mythical beasts, stay for Jeff Bridges’ bizarro performance. – – – – – – – – – – – I need to get the weirdest thing about Seventh Son out of the way upfront: Jeff Bridges—who plays John Gregory, a “spook” who helps rid […]
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Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending
by Erika Olson | February 6th, 2015Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
Visually striking but otherwise forgettable, Jupiter Ascending is a big letdown. – – – – – – – – – – – You can never accuse the Wachowskis (The Matrix trilogy, Cloud Atlas) of not putting it all out there in their films. Jupiter Ascending might actually be the greatest example of how the writing […]
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Everything that can go wrong, does go wrong in Kevin Macdonald’s taut submarine thriller. – – – – – – – – – – – I have a Scottish friend who works on submarines in the North Sea. He recently told me about a horrifying ordeal his crew faced when a diver’s umbilical line to […]
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Canada’s Best Foreign Language entry for the 2014 Academy Awards is a heartbreaking, dizzying and unforgettable masterpiece from 25-year-old wunderkind Xavier Dolan. – – – – – – – – – - All parents have hopes and dreams for their kids. But there comes a point in time when the writing would appear to be […]
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Movie Review: Still Alice
by Erika Olson | January 15th, 2015Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
An intimate look at one woman’s struggle with early-onset Alzheimer’s, Still Alice is the film that could finally earn Julianne Moore an Oscar. Cast: Julianne Moore (Alice Howland), Alec Baldwin (John Howland), Kristen Stewart (Lydia Howland), Kate Bosworth (Anna Howland-Jones) – – – – – – – – – – – - Alzheimer’s is a […]
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Movie Review: Predestination
by Erika Olson | January 8th, 2015Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
This movie is the best kind of crazy. – – – – – – – – – – – – – I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that any movie hitting theaters in January that hasn’t already had an Oscar-qualifying run in 2014 has got to be a total joke. Ethan Hawke as some […]
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Movie Review: Foxcatcher
by Erika Olson | November 21st, 2014Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
Foxcatcher is weird, disturbing and mesmerizing, not to mention one of the year’s best films. Director Bennett Miller reminds us once again why truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Cast: Steve Carell (John du Pont), Channing Tatum (Mark Schultz), Mark Ruffalo (Dave Schultz), Sienna Miller (Nancy Schultz), Vanessa Redgrave (Jean du Pont) – – […]
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Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
by Erika Olson | November 21st, 2014Filed under: Movies, Theatrical Reviews
The latest Hunger Games installment is not so much a sci-fi adventure as it is a political drama, but its strong cast keeps things interesting despite significantly less action than franchise devotees have come to expect. Cast: Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Effie (Elizabeth Banks), Plutarch (Philip Seymour Hoffman), President Coin […]
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