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SEPTEMBER 5 Review: Narrow Focus Hobbles True-Life Suspense-Thriller

Peter Sarsgard and John Magaro lead the ensemble cast in a tense recreation of the terrorist attack during the Olympics in 1972, directed by Tim Fehlbaum.

PRESUMED INNOCENT Review: Murder, Without a Doubt

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, and Peter Sarsgaard star in David E. Kelley's new adaptation of Scott Turow's murder mystery, debuting on Apple TV+.

MEMORY Review: Earnest, Heartfelt Relationship/Family Drama

Memory, the latest film by Mexican writer/director Michel Franco (Sundown, New Order, Chronic), is a performance- and character-driven relationship drama that also doubles as a family drama, with hints of the melodrama and thriller genres. Sylvia (Academy Award winner Jessica...

Review: THE LOST DAUGHTER, Wrenching Treatise on Motherhood

Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, and Dakota Johnson star in a piercing drama, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Review: THE GUILTY, Modest, Mid-Level Fuqua-Gyllenhaal Collaboration

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in director Antoine Fuqua's remake of a Danish original, now in theaters and streaming soon on Netflix.

Review: THE LIE, Bad Daughter, Bad Parents

Peter Sarsgaard and Mireille Enos star with Joey King in director Veena Sud's psychological suspense drama, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Peter Sarsgaard In Talks To Take Villainous Lead

Variety is reporting that Peter Sarsgaard is in talks to take on the role of villain in Antonie Fuqua's interpretation of The Magnificent Seven. Sarsgaard will be joining Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Chris Pratt, Vincent D'Nofrio, Haley Bennett and Luke Grimes...

Review: NIGHT MOVES, A Tense Showcase Of Guilt And Paranoia

When purchasing a used boat for an act of extreme vandalism, a young activist quips that she chose the one named "Night Moves" because it was better in her mind than "Sea Breeze" or "Heart's Ease." I tend to pay...

The Trailer For Kelly Reichardt's NIGHT MOVES Creates A Palpable Sense Of Paranoia

Those that have kept abreast of the American Indie scene the last 8 years or so, should know full well that Kelly Reichardt is a writer and director of considerable power, even when working in such minimalist aesthetics. While Old...

TIFF 2013 Review: NIGHT MOVES is a Tense Showcase of Guilt and Paranoia

When purchasing a used boat for an act of extreme vandalism, the young activist, quips that she chose the one named "Night Moves" because it was better in her mind than "Sea Breeze" or "Heart's Ease." I tend to pay...

Review: LOVELACE, When A Bio-Pic Is Hard To Swallow

Hot on the heels of the sexual revolution, 1972's pornographic breakout hit Deep Throat brought conservative America to its proverbial knees, raking in millions and turning its lead actress, Linda Lovelace, into a bona-fide star. In Lovelace, actress Amanda Seyfried...

SUNDANCE 2013 Review: LOVELACE Is A Revisionist Ordeal

Hot on the heels of the sexual revolution, 1972's pornographic breakout hit Deep Throat brought conservative America to its proverbial knees, raking in millions and turning its lead actress, Linda Lovelace, into a bona-fide star.In Lovelace, actress Amanda Seyfried does...

GREEN LANTERN Bluray, DVD And Ultraviolet Digital Copy

Liked this. Don't care what ya say. This movie was a lot of fun. Faithful to the Lantern mythos? I do not know. I can sympathize with the purists out there and their complaints, but the bottom line for me...

GREEN LANTERN Provides A Useful Lesson In Why Box Office Rankings Mean Nothing

Please do not misread the headline on this article. By no means am I suggesting that box office results mean nothing. In a day and age when making and releasing a film costs millions upon millions of dollars, box office...

Weinberg Reviews GREEN LANTERN

All the major superheroes have been claimed. The most popular ones -- the characters that will thrill young people but also hold some sway with the grown-ups -- have already had their movies and their sequels ... and are...

Watch Ryan Reynolds Look Confused In New GREEN LANTERN Clip

Though the overall look of The Green Lantern seems to be improving over time - and the trailers are definitely better on the big screen - the ad campaign has been, shall we say, wobbly. The first trailer was a...

And The Inane Non-News Headline Of The Day Award Goes To ...

Just a few hours ago I posted a rant directed at the PR folk behind The Hunger Games in particular but also against the generally growing wave of inane junk that is increasingly passing itself off as film journalism online...

Another New GREEN LANTERN Trailer Arrives

Fans appear divided about this one. Some are excited to see the superhero universe of Green Lantern realised on the big screen, while others are skeptical about the production including the quality of the CGI seen in older trailers...

Four Minutes Of GREEN LANTERN Footage

Audiences at Wondercon got a look at nine minutes of footage from the live action Green Lantern film yesterday and in a show of confidence - or, just as likely, in a show of "Please, god, we need people to...

KNIGHT AND DAY review

In this movie, Tom Cruise might be crazy. That's the all-to-believable premise behind the latest otherwise action-packed Cruise vehicle, "Knight and Day", also starring Cameron Diaz. Besides being a surprisingly highly effective bit of summer escapism, "Knight and Day" is,...