The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
It may no longer be possible to make a successful biopic that captures the entire sweep of a man’s life. Gone are the days of...
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” does something unheard of for a science fiction thriller – it makes a remarkable comeback in its second half after...
Blue is the Warmest Color
Forget, for a moment, that “Blue is the Warmest Colour” is the story about two women in love. Here is a movie so universal in...
Dallas Buyers Club
“The Dallas Buyers Club” opens with a scene that doesn’t mean much at first. We are at a rodeo; bull and rider are let out...
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
If you peel back the expensive production values and the fancy schmancy special effects, “Thor: The Dark World” - the latest superhero blockbuster from Marvel...
Ender’s Game
“Ender’s Game” is like a multi-million dollar video game that you never get to play. The ads confidently inform us that “This Is Not A...
The Spectacular Now (2013)
What a lovely movie this is. What a breath of fresh air after an onslaught of superficial teen movies about mad slashers and foul-mouthed party...
