At one point in Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thomspon’s experiential novel The Rum Diary, a turtle with jewels glued to its shell catches ...[Read More]
The characters in the new movie In Time must race against the time they have left in order to acquire more time which will extend their lives. It is a...[Read More]
Something so unexpected happens halfway through Love Crime, the final film by the late French director Alain Corneau, that you’re left wondering how t...[Read More]
Early on in The Three Musketeers, a guard smirks at a captured Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and says, “For a man of your reputation, I expected better.” I ...[Read More]
There are three words that describe Johnny English Reborn. The first is silly; the second is harmless; the third is okay. It’s a silly, harmless comed...[Read More]
The new film The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 examines the Black Power Movement in the US through the eyes of Swedish journalists. Piecing together f...[Read More]
In 2004 French filmmakers Renard Barret and Florent de la Tullaye travelled to the dangerous and impoverished sub-Saharan African streets of Kinshasa,...[Read More]
As a long time fan of John Carpenter’s The Thing (at least, long enough to know I was way too young to see that movie for the first time), I approache...[Read More]
Based on the book by the same name, The Big Year follows three avid birders as they look to complete the ultimate (informal) competition for North Ame...[Read More]
Yes, it’s true. Footloose is back. Believe it or not, it’s actually entertaining. All of you lovers of the Kevin Bacon cult classic, I understan...[Read More]
Dipping into his A-list Rolodex, George Clooney assembles an enviable cast to bring to life his fourth directorial effort – the heated political drama...[Read More]
Last year there was a significant influx of major studio film productions in the area of Michigan which I call home – an exciting time then for us Mid...[Read More]