Category Archives: Movies

Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi’ – Nat’s Take

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Nat Almirall

The following was discovered in the journal of Sir Heinriech Blossom Bugfellow, Gentleman: During my travels, I came across a curious figure of Mr. Snipe, a derelict of the town who, for a small sum, would relate his tales from … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Grace Suh

Figures it would take David O. Russell to come up with one of my favorite rom-coms of 2012. I’m not ashamed to admit that rom-coms are maybe my favorite movie genre, even though the genre is, as a rule, a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi’

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Grace Suh

It’ll be interesting to see how audiences who haven’t read Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s 2001 novel respond to director Ang Lee’s vision of the colorful tale. Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel is a twice-strangely-monikered, religiously insatiable 16-year-old Indian boy immigrating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Red Dawn’

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Nat Almirall

I feel like I’ve been writing the sentence, “I’m not sure whether the world was clamoring for a x remake…” and that’s probably more due to my utter lack of creativity than anything else. I’m sure most people in my … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Anna Karenina’

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Nat Almirall
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New Trailer for Indie Action Movie ‘The Package’ Arrives

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Joe Gillis

Even though we often cover big Hollywood movies here, we can’t forget that there’s a large group of people who make smaller movies too. Some of these smaller movies are extremely artistic, deal with difficult subject matter or are otherwise … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Lincoln’

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Grace Suh

At numerous points in the watching of Lincoln, Steven Spielburg’s new ode to America and Americana, I was reminded of Tableau Vivant, a kind of staged group charades that was a popular entertainment of the 19th century. In Tableau Vivant, costumed enactors wordlessly … Continue reading →

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Yay America! The New ‘Red Dawn’ Trailer Brings the Patriotism

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Gillis

This country is big enough for more than one Red Dawn movie. Sure, we liked the original featuring Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen, but this new one looks pretty good too. In fact, this cast contains some of our favorite … Continue reading →

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