Jacked Up
I went to Jack the Giant Slayer to find out what the hell happened to Bryan Singer. Ten years ago, he was one of...
Phantom: Cold Sub
In the narrow field of movies set on Soviet submarines, Phantom comes a distant second to The Hunt for Red October and struggles to...
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
It’s late February, which means that it’s time for my annual analysis of the Oscars’ mid-major categories. I like writing this piece, because it’s...
Beautiful Creatures: Good Witch of the South
I wasn’t overly impressed when I read Beautiful Creatures, the popular young-adult novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. So I was delighted to...
Safe Haven: Harboring a Fugitive
We’ve established pretty well that I’m not a fan of Nicholas Sparks’ novels or the movies made from them. The latest such weeper, Safe...
Side Effects: Magic Pill
Warning: This review gives away a major plot twist in the film. Do not read after the spoiler alert if you wish to be...
Mark Hulme’s Way
A Fort Worth native now based in Dallas, Mark Hulme has spent much of his first 50 or so years building a publishing business....
Warm Bodies: My Heart Skips a Beat
The field is unexpectedly crowded when it comes to zombie movies that are funny. If Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies falls short of the magnificent...
Stand Up Guys: Last Valentine
To be clear, Stand Up Guys is not about comedians telling jokes in nightclubs. Instead, it’s a shaggy drama about two retired New Jersey...
Amour, Quartet: Old Wave
Movies tend to neglect seniors as subjects. This is neither a recent phenomenon, nor is it a Hollywood thing. Filmmakers and audiences everywhere have...
