Category: Reviews (2012)

The hills are alive with the sound of revolution! The 1,000-page book that became a movie and then another movie, then another, as well a Broadway and worldwide musical hit finally become massive mainstream movie that aimed to be the grandest musical but managed only a technically flawed yet richly acted film. I will take … Continue reading Les Miserables →

In the original “Lord of the Rings” saga, Peter Jackson created a world filled with visual decadence and mastery with in-depth characters and subtext to spare. With “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”—the first of the three new movies—Jackson attempted to do the same, but like any return to a place you once adored, something just … Continue reading The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey →

Movies are the most beautiful form of art, thanks to their sole idea: They are a fantasy…whether they make you cry, laugh, gasp or even claw your face in giddy excitement or fear. That’s why such bold movies like “Django Unchained”—no matter how gruesome they may seem—are the whole reason we pay such egregious prices … Continue reading Django Unchained →