Cinema Siren says: James McAvoy’s arresting portrayal makes the film a must-see There’s this little movie called X-Men: Days of Future Past, which has been critically acclaimed and deservedly found a fair amount of success at the box office this summer. Although celebrated for the impressive, awards-laden ensemble cast, Its success is in no small part …
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Maleficent: Revenge Fantasy Fails, While Its Star Soars
Picture the cult revenge fantasy flick I Spit on your Grave with a happy ending and some magic, and your imagination might approximate the experience of watching Disney’s new release Maleficent, starring a fearless, luminescent Angelina Jolie. A film that vacillates between torture and bliss, it attempts to alter the story of the basic subject matter with …
‘Zero Dark Thirty:’ Bigelow’s Controversial Triumph Worth Seeing
January 14, 2013 Zero Dark Thirty, which brought in $24 million in its first two days of wide release, has been lauded worldwide and almost universally as an impressive piece of filmmaking, a movie that is anything but formulaic. It is always very different for those of us who live within the Washington area. Our …