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Not a film to be thankful for
“Free Birds,” the new 3-D animated Thanksgiving comedy, isn’t the worst way to spend an hour and a half of your life. But it’s far from the best.
Movie Review: Dallas Buyers Club
It’s that time of year again. Movie studios, big and small, hoping to score Oscar recognition from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Oscar-buzz alone generally propels movie ticket sales.
This year remember the name “Dallas Buyers Club.”
It has all the markings of an Academy Award winner. The movie is a brilliant telling..
Movie Review: A Complicated Story
By Gina Scialabba:
I’ve always loved foreign films. There’s rarely a movie with subtitles I don’t enjoy.
Hong Kong cinema is no exception. Unfortunately, the string of Hong Kong tours de force may have just run out.
Mafia movie has promise but fails to deliver laughs
By Gina Scialabba:
“The Family” is supposed to be a clever and loving homage to the mobster movie genre. A comedy that pokes fun at some of the greatest cinema ever ...
Movie Review: ‘Closed Circuit’
Big brother is watching the terrorist next door and you
By Gina Scialabba
“Closed Circuit” is an international suspense thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from the start. ...
Movie Review: “World’s End”
By Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
One night. Six friends. 12 pubs. A whole lot of pints. Oh, and total annihilation. That’s the plot of the new British science fiction comedy, “The World’s ...
This comic book movie is a marvel
By Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
I’ll preface this review with a disclaimer: I am a HUGE comic book fan. From reruns of the 1960’s “Batman and Robin” series to the modern day ...
Plot falls flat in new Malick flick, “To the Wonder”
By Dalton Amador
The Guardsman
It’s impossible to talk about “To the Wonder” without bringing up Terrence Malick’s previous film, “The Tree of Life.” The ever-reclusive Malick has with each film he’s ...
Movie review: In “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” the back up singers get recognized
By Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
Carole King. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Mick Jagger. Frank Sinatra. Michael Jackson. Elvis—all household names.
All musical geniuses that possessed sheer, raw talent. No wonder they were “discovered,” right?
The Blossoms. ...
Beanstalk falls flat
By Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
There is something rotten in the state of Fairyland. It’s this film.
Hollywood is at it again, attempting to take a classic childhood tale and make millions.
The formula ...
Steven Soderburgh’s new film is A Tough Pill to Swallow
Jude Law, left, and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in 'Side Effects,' directed by Steven Soderbergh, opened on Feb. 8, 2013. (Barry Wetcher/Courtesy Open Road Films/MCT)
Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
A woman claims prescription ...
Kerouac’s “On The Road” takes a detour
Image courtesy of IFC Films
By Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
Another example of a book that shouldn't be a film.
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ...
The hunt for Bin Laden through Hollywood’s eyes
A still from Zero Dark Thirty (Sony Pictures/MCT)
Gina Scialabba
The Guardsman
Go see “Zero Dark Thirty.” You know you want to. All your friends are already doing it.
Everyone is talking about ...