LUCY *** 1 / 2
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Amar Weked, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Choi Mi-sik. Written and directed by Luc Besson.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY CHRISTMAS * 1 / 2
Starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Joe Swanberg, Mark Webber and Lena Dunham. Written and directed by Joe Swanberg.
THE PURGE: ANARCHY
THE PURGE: ANARCHY * * 1 / 2
Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Michael K. Williams. Written and directed by James DeMonaco.
THE CONGRESS
“A free-flowing, wackadoo meditation on stardom, identity, illusions, ageism, technology, the life and work of Robin Wright, chemical dependency, kites and whatever else crossed the filmmaker’s mind at any given moment. Then about halfway through it becomes an animated adaptation of a Stanislaw Lem book. Yeah, there’s a lot going on here.” – Movie Mezzanine, 07/17/2014
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES * * 1 / 2
Starring Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell and Gary Oldman. Screenplay by Scott Z. Burns, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Directed by Matt Reeves.
LAND HO!
“The slightest, least peculiar, most audience-friendly Aaron Katz picture I’ve seen. So I guess all of my quibbles probably sound like some fucking hipster whinging about when his favorite indie band signed to a major label. It’s so very Sony Pictures Classics, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I just wish there was a little more to it, that’s all.” – Movie Mezzanine, 07/10/2014
VENUS IN FUR
VENUS IN FUR * * * 1 / 2
Starring Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. Screenplay by Roman Polanski and David Ives. Directed by Roman Polanski.
SNOWPIERCER
SNOWPIERCER * * * *
Starring Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Ed Harris. Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson. Directed by Bong Joon-ho.
SPLICED PERSONALITY 