“With little pride and less hope, we begin the new year.” While those words could adequately characterize a more recent time period, in the case of…
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Casey Affleck is one of our finest actors, but he often gets overshadowed by his big brother, Ben Affleck. Even before Ben got his career back…
I reviewed The Finest Hours for its theatrical release back in January, but my affinity for the charms of Chris Pine prompted me to give the…
Opening with a thrilling bank heist perpetrated by a group of highly-skilled and heavily-armed operatives, John Hillcoat’s Triple 9 throws its first curveball somewhere around the 15-minute mark,…
In the winter of 1952, the combination of an arrogant captain and a brutal storm results in the hull of the SS Pendleton rupturing so violently that…
Sadly and almost criminally overlooked during awards season, Out of the Furnace was one of my favorite films of 2013. Written and directed by Scott Cooper,…
A beautiful, melancholy film that feels more like a work-in-progress than a complete story.