The Revenant
I know this will come as a surprise to many, but I wasn’t as cinematically aroused as fellow critics when I screened... Read More
On Killing
I had just landed in Kuwait in 2004, and as a 19 year-old lance corporal, I wondered what I had gotten myself... Read More
The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
I can hardly remember a time when audiences weren’t force fed films that displayed images of a dystopian future where a teenage... Read More
Sleeping With Other People
Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star in “Sleeping With Other People,” a romantic comedy that – spoiler – ends the only way... Read More
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho’s international bestseller “The Alchemist” has been on top of my must read list for many years. I’d always seen it... Read More
Paper Towns
Director Jake Schreier’s adaptation of John Green’s novel “Paper Towns” made me feel old. Try as I might to like the film... Read More
Captain Phillips
Remember when Tom Hanks could act? Well, thanks to his most recent effort, it appears he’s back. “Captain Phillips” is the retelling... Read More
The Internship
“The Internship” is hilarious. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team up again, this time as Billy and Nick, a couple of recently... Read More
The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” won’t go down as the definitive version of the classic of American... Read More