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Things go from bad to worse for World War II airman Louis Zamperini in this reverential war drama from Angelina Jolie. It is her second feature as director and adventure-seeking audiences – if they can survive the 47 days lost at sea and the cruelty inflicted during his two  ...

That deafening rumble? It’s the collective groan of dismay coming from the legion of passionate Stephen Sondheim fans ill at ease with Hollywood getting its grubby hands on yet another of the beloved writer and composer’s most revered pieces. The playwright’s unique imagination  ...

There’s a wonderful scene in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Wild that, despite its unassuming throw-away appearance, defines the grace and simplicity of his filmmaking proficiency, while also beautifully illustrating the entangled complexity of one woman’s personal battle with life’s  ...

Where have you been, Mr. Eastwood? We missed you. Thought consigned to the dustbin of once relevant filmmakers, Clint Eastwood comes roaring back with American Sniper, the true story of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history. ...

You know there’s going to be an issue with a movie, set on California’s west coast during the drugged-out ex-hippie year of 1970, when Benicio del Toro is playing the one and only straight man.  Playing for normal, you know, isn’t exactly his forte.  Maybe this wouldn’t be a problem ...

Wanna get devastated? And I mean heartbroken to the nth degree, completely unable to crawl to the fridge for another beer. If so, then Tommy Lee Jones has the movie for you this holiday season. The Homesman, based on Glendon Swarthout’s 1988 novel, is a harrowing ...

When Ivan Locke – played by Tom Hardy – leaves work for the evening, he has a job he’s insanely good at, a welcoming home, and a happy family that is eagerly awaiting his arrival. By the time he gets to his destination, he has nothing. No one is killed. No one is kidnapped  ...

Katniss Everdeen will indeed go down as one of the most influential teenage literary characters of our time. Safe to say that Harry Potter still tops that list. A disclaimer first, as to say that I have not to this point, read any of Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games trilogy of novels,   ...

Redefining the slow burn, Los Angeles-filmmaker Blake Robbins takes audiences on a heart-wrenching journey through loss and grief as one family struggles after the death of their three children and the results are stunningly authentic. Robbins - who directs, produces ...

Jon Stewart, the darling of late night political satire, dips his toes into the world of filmmaking with his brilliant screenwriting and directorial debut of Rosewater, a story he adapts from journalist Maziar Bahari’s memoir titled Then They Came for Me. Many may recall the ...