Perhaps what’s most impressive—or, at least, most surprising—about House of Gucci is how it’s able to be at its best when it’s not trying to sympathize with its real-life personalities. Loosely based on the true story of the egocentric family…
Movie Review: ‘Misconduct’
The best scene in Shintaro Shimosawa’s Misconduct comes about one-third of the way in. Hotshot lawyer Ben (Josh Duhamel) has been handed the keys to a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against a corrupt pharmaceutical company which tampered with recent…
The Film Canon: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The New Hollywood era of cinema, primarily in the 1970s, is one of sublime virtue for its many directors that subverted the classical tropes and styles of numerous film genres. Crime movies in particular stood out by becoming grittier in…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Manglehorn’
From mobster to gangster to kingpin to character study, Al Pacino’s evolution is beginning to become exciting to watch, especially this year. Coming off of a high this year after playing a fictional superstar musician in Danny Collins, he’s reminded us…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Danny Collins” Aspires to Inspire
Films based on a true story can rarely keep true to the source material. It’s inevitable, and sometimes understandable. Sacrifices have to be made, and as long as the deviations are made for the sake of a greater cinematic experience,…
TV News: Emmys 2013 Nominations Are Here!
The 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were just announced on Thursday morning. Aaron Paul and this year’s Emmys host Neil Patrick Harris was on hand to announce the nominations. American Horror Story: Asylum leads with 17 nominations. House of Cards set a record for…
This Month in Film: February 2013 Releases
We survived January which wasn’t a terrible month, but still pretty lackluster. As we move into February, the releases get a tiny bit more interesting. Sure, we have the action movies that will land on President’s Day weekend and the…