The Shawshank Redemption soars. It's a timeless cinematic achievement that transcends its dark setting with surprising grace and beauty.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Review: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Director John Ford captures the Great Depression simplicity and authenticity in his quiet epic The Grapes of Wrath. It is an absorbing portrait of loss and resilience during one of the bleakest periods in American history.
Review: Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
Dreams with Sharp Teeth is a frustratingly adequate documentary that wastes its outrageous subject on mundane execution. Viewers hoping for a fresh, inventive look at a provocative author will be sorely disappointed.
Review: Reign (2013)
With pretty and passionless actors reciting ridiculous dialogue against a lush European backdrop, the CW's Reign is the definition of empty beauty.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
TV Review: Intelligence (2014)
CBS' Intelligence is a cheesy, vanilla-flavored cyber thriller that manages to be both laughably bad and completely inoffensive.
TV Review: Almost Human (2013)
Fox's Almost Human is almost great. Threatening to be merely conventional, this futuristic sci-fi drama is saved by marvelous production values and a memorable cast of characters.
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