Meant to be the culmination of DC’s film universe so far, “Justice League” has had a bumpy journey to the screen. A personal tragedy forced director Zack Snyder to step away from the film in its final stages, leading to Joss Whedon being brought in to usher the film across the finish line. Whedon ended […]
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Film review: “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
I can’t help feeling as though I should shake Zack Snyder’s hand. For a man with little to no apparent interest in Batman or Superman as characters, it’s impressive that he’s somehow managed to convince the suits at Warner Bros. that he’s the right guy to be in charge of establishing the cinematic universe for […]
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Film Review: “Gone Girl”
Whether in literature or cinema, the mystery story provides an endlessly fascinating source for all kinds of narratives. In a sense, all stories, even all sentences, are mysteries of a sort, since we do not “solve” them until they end. The mystery in the new movie “Gone Girl” demonstrates some of the rich potential of […]
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Film Review: “Gone Girl”
Whether in literature or cinema, the mystery story provides an endlessly fascinating source for all kinds of narratives. In a sense, all stories, even all sentences, are mysteries of a sort, since we do not “solve” them until they end. The mystery in the new movie “Gone Girl” demonstrates some of the rich potential of […]
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“To the Wonder”
Terrence Malick is a polarizing filmmaker. Some people respond to his works, in all their enigmatic glory — dreamy, abstract narratives told though hushed, half-conversations, weighty ideas contrasted against a fascination with the natural world and, always, endlessly expansive shots of sunsets. Others find his work pretentious and dull. Generally speaking, I would label myself […]
