Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall find themselves at the heart of a truly incredible story.
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER
What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?
GOON
Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink,
And the Stanley Cup is all filled up, For the champs who win the drink…
SALT
A Pinch of Salt Goes A Long Way, Even If The Film Wants Us To Choke Back a Whole Spoonful.
X MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
A middling origin story shows that a great comic book film comes down to unquantifiable alchemy.
File Under ‘Favorites’: EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
I bought thirteen tickets for friends and family to go to an amazing concert this week – the sort of concert that leaves you hoarse, sore, and sweaty. As the show was drawing to a close, I couldn’t help but think back to what brought me there in the first place, since the band I…