SHOWBUZZDAILY BIJOU REVIEW: “One For The Money”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Guilty,” “Lakewood” & “The Starling”
THE GUILTY (Netflix – Oct. 1): One way to cope with the challenges and costs of movie production during Covid is to limit the number of actors who have to be in front of the camera. That’s tough for a thr...
SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “At Any Price”
With the notable exception of Friday Night Lights, Hollywood has rarely even attempted a serious depiction of life in the American heartland in recent years. More often, the center of the country is a setting for stories of ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Cabin In the Woods”
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS: Watch it At Home – Clever and Culty Seeing THE CABIN IN THE WOODS is sort of like being in Fight Club: the first rule is not to talk about it. Or, at least, not to reveal any of...
THE 11 BEST 10 FILMS OF 2014 and Other Movie Thoughts
There was a distinct feeling in 2014 that movies–the business and art of mainstream American film–reached a kind of tipping point. The industry seemed to collectively hit that moment in its flight when so m...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Captain America: The First Avenger”
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER – Worth A Ticket: Marvel Goes Back To the Future There’s a certain irony in the fact that, in this summer of Super 8 and its Spielberg rapture, the most succes...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL: Worth A Ticket – Routine But Spectacular With MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, Brad Bird makes the very unusual transition from animation auteur...
SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Much Ado About Nothing”
One of the most charming things about Joss Whedon’s new film of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, unveiled today at the Toronto Film Festival, is that it’s not out to prove anything. Its actors are garbed in modern dress, and...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Better Life”
A BETTER LIFE – Watch It At Home: Earnest Isn’t Enough Impending disaster hangs over every early scene of Chris Weitz’s new film A BETTER LIFE. As soon as we’re introduced to Carlos ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Shadow Dancer”
Plot and character revelations are a critical part of James Marsh’s subtle, complex spy drama SHADOW DANCER, adapted by Tom Bradby from his own novel, so I’ll be circumspect in describing its plot beyond the ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Fright Night”
FRIGHT NIGHT – Watch It At Home: At Least Farrell Had Fun The new remake of Tom Holland’s 1985 FRIGHT NIGHT has a great set of credentials. Craig Gillespie, the director, was behind the well-reg...