2014-09-16T15:26:45-06:00

Fans of The Sopranos and The Wire will discover much to appreciate in this fine suspense film. Read more

2014-09-13T09:10:05-06:00

Set in a cold, dark Brooklyn, Michael Roskam’s gangster drama, The Drop, follows Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy), a lonely bartender of a “drop bar” used by a Chechen mobster to funnel money to local gangsters. When the bar is robbed of several thousand of the mob’s money, and Bob unwittingly gives an investigator more information than the mob and his cousin Marvin (James Gandolfini) are comfortable with, tensions rise and Bob is forced to become more involved in what goes... Read more

2014-09-07T13:56:25-06:00

A wise comedy with warm characters, set in lovely Iceland, is a welcome addition to the summer movie roster. Read more

2014-09-02T09:09:40-06:00

This year's Emmy winner for Outstanding Television Movie uses a terrific ensemble to tell the gripping story of the AIDS crisis in early 1980's New York. Read more

2014-08-29T11:41:51-06:00

Part of each ticket sold this weekend will go to a literacy foundation. Read more

2014-08-28T17:52:59-06:00

Terry Gilliam's latest sci-fi dystopia challenges the mind and overwhelms the senses. Read more

2014-08-24T17:16:57-06:00

With Calvary, writer and director John Michael McDonagh most certainly knows how to tell a good (albeit flawed) story, though I vehemently disagree with the heart of his allegory. Read more

2014-08-21T20:03:20-06:00

Considering that this year’s Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film centers upon a despondent older man confronting the void of his empty life, The Great Beauty is a surprisingly giddy ride. Read more

2014-08-21T19:31:40-06:00

It’s high time to look past "God's Not Dead" and examine three far superior movies from the past year ("The Unbelievers," "Philomena," and "Broken Circle Breakdown") that prominently featured clashing believer and unbeliever characters. Read more

2014-08-18T09:47:02-06:00

'Calvary' explores faith without sacrificing quality. Here's how that's done. Read more


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