LOOPER: A Compellingly Crafted Time Travel Thriller

Now playing at nearly every multiplex in Raleigh and the Triangle area: LOOPER   (Dir. Rian Johnson, 2012) At first, it’s a bit jarring to s...

As Dracula, Adam Sandler Is Required To Suck

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA   (Dir. Genndy Tartakovsky, 2012) Those who have been waiting for a new fix of animated Adam Sandler hi-jinks - it’s been...

The Cornball Charm Of TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE   (Dir. Robert Lorenz, 2012) Sure, every critic will mention it, but Clint Eastwood’s embarrassing crazy-old-man-yell...

THE MASTER: A Complicated Yet Beautiful Dream I’m Still Processing

THE MASTER (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) The impact of the amazing imagery in Paul Thomas Anderson’s follow-up to 2007’s THERE WILL BE ...

The Upscale Thriller ARBITRAGE Is Right On The Money

ARBITRAGE (Dir. Nicholas Jarecki, 2012) Not since “Bonfire of the Vanities” (the book not the awful movie) has witnessing the potential dow...

KILLER JOE: A Twisted Good Time, If You Can Stomach It

KILLER JOE (Dir. William Friedkin, 2011) It’s wonderfully fitting that this movie features rowdy local legends Southern Culture on the Skid...

James Cameron's Populist Classic TITANIC Now Out On Blu ray

Having not seen it since its release in 1997, I had forgotten how damn long TITANIC is. I mean it’s an hour and forty minutes into James Ca...

Frankly, My Robot, I Somehow Give A Damn

ROBOT & FRANK (Dir. Jake Schreier, 2012) “He’s my friend,” Frank Langella says of his robot partner in crime in the new comedy drama RO...

CELESTE & JESSE: Our latest anti-rom com couple

CELESTE & JESSE FOEVER   (Dir. Lee Toland Krieger, 2012) Looks like another anti-rom com to me. Here we have Parks and Recreation ’s Ras...