“Retired, Extremely Dangerous” is the secret behind the ambiguous title of the Robert Schwentke-directed adaptation of the popular graphic novel “RED,” created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. Fitting, considering the average age of the film’s super spy task force kicking ass and literally taking names is 62. Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and [...]
This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided to offer the audio versions of a couple of our already written reviews. This isn’t likely to become a staple of the [...]
Overcompensation is human nature. Just ask a high school principal or an ER doctor. Whether it’s a developing teenage male whose manhood has been challenged or a driver whose lost control of his vehicle, we humans tend to overcorrect and land ourselves in the infirmary. And considering his recent string of conspicuously racially themed films, [...]
Loco: London’s 1st Comedy Film Festival
Orlando: Does Sex Matter?
A soothing demise: Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ considered
The Power of Limits in The Five Obstructions
Surviving ‘Surviving Life’
‘The Other’ at The 2nd London Iranian Film Festival
‘Leaving’: Made in Prague
A Step Forward: New African Film in Paris
Adapting to The Skin I Live In: The Antidote to Horror
Chicken with Plums: Better on Paper
