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In our weekly report card, MO writers and editors grade the films opening in theaters each week. Find out which movies make the grade, and which ones don’t. TOP PICK: Set against the backdrop of the swingin’ 60s, writer/director David Chase’s (“Sopranos” creator) feature film debut is a poignant, detailed, (continued…)
Film & Animation · Film in Review
By nature, best-of-the-year lists are a ubiquitous, pointless and a somewhat silly tradition. Why do you need someone to tell you what was good and what wasn’t in a given year? You and you alone are your own judge and arbiter of taste. Still, the role of critics in culture, (continued…)
A word of advice to all you FreeFest-ers this weekend: Show up early. As the schedule suggests, some of the strongest performers of the fest are taking the stage well before lunchtime, and it’s always easier to get a good spot close to the stage before the massive crowds descend (continued…)
Like a shot of hard bourbon, “The Master” is a tough film to swallow — but one that’s meant to be. And that’s, in part, what makes the film so terrific. In this gorgeously presented intense character study of two enigmatic and deeply flawed individuals, Paul Thomas Anderson employs a (continued…)
From her long tenure as Jim’s (John Krasinski) girlfriend on “The Office,” to her now current starring role as Leslie Knope’s levelheaded best friend Ann Perkins on “Parks and Recreation,” Rashida Jones has quickly become one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. In between her stints on “The Office” (continued…)
Activism · Art · Documentary · Politics
When renowned artist and political activist Ai Weiwei went missing in April of 2011, it caused quite the international raucous. A famed and noted dissident of the Chinese government, Weiwei has made a career out of being a thorn in the side of his nation’s Communist overlords. But though his (continued…)
“Let’s not stand on ceremony here, Mr. Wayne.” The hulking brute villain Bane (Tom Hardy) menacingly mumbles to Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in full Batman regalia, before the two duke it out in their first violent confrontation. It’s easily “The Dark Knight Rises” most stunning scene, but also a fitting (continued…)
Documentary · Featured · Indie · Meets Obsession · Music · SILVERDOCS
Photo Credit: Ninfa Z. Bito You’ve got to hand it to Neal Schon, he really knows ‘em when he sees ‘em. When the longtime Journey guitarist was desperately searching for a new singer for his legendary band, he knew he struck gold the moment he came across a Youtube video of a (continued…)
On Tuesday a rare, once-in-a-lifetime event occurred: the transit of Venus moved across the face of the sun and was visible from Earth. Considered to be one of the “rarest of predictable celestial phenomena” (a phenomena that occurs in pairs; the last one occurring in 2004, and the next not (continued…)
Comedy · Drama · Indie · Romance
At this point in his career, the most common criticism you’ll hear about Wes Anderson is that he’s become a parody of himself. With the too-bizarre-too-take-seriously “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” and the underwhelming “Darjeeling Limited” (the adorably kitschy stop-motion menagerie “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” notwithstanding), it’s a hard (continued…)
Comedy · Drama · Foreign · Indie · Romance
Teenage boys are horny. An obvious notion that’s been cinema’s long time obsession through a seemingly endless—and in most cases superfluous—supply of both raunchy and indie male-centric coming-of-age films. Particularly in the last decade. Which makes it all the more refreshing to see Norwegian writer/director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen’s “Turn Me (continued…)
Action · Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi
Amid what’s slated to be one of the biggest summers for Hollywood — with “Marvel’s The Avengers” smashing box office records, and the highly anticipated releases of “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” slated for release later in the season — my anticipation for a third “Men in (continued…)
Photos: Megan Friend From electro house-pop to Americana, cinematic post-rock to hip hop, and everything in between, on paper, Saturday’s Sweetlife Festival sounds like a classic case of ‘apples & oranges,’ but the third annual food and music festival felt like anything but that. Produced and curated by salad/frozen yogurt (continued…)
Drama · Horror · Indie · Tribeca Film Festival
Celeb Sightings: So it turns out Dakota Fanning is actually 18, and a freshman at NYU, which would explain why she’s allowed to see all these sexually explicit indie movies. This doesn’t, however, explain why she liked the abysmal lesbian werewolf love story, “Jack and Diane,” but she and Patricia (continued…)
Drama · Foreign · Indie · Tribeca Film Festival
Celeb Sightings: “Mad Men’s” Rich Sommer hanging out early in the press lounge, eating an ice cream bar before Malin Akerman, Topher Grace and Chris Messina came in to join the party. Topher appropriate greeted the trio with a double-fisted “rock and roll” gesture. Still can’t let go of the (continued…)
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