Hollywood loves stories about Hollywood, so the idea of a film about director Alfred Hitchcock’s experience making Psycho seemed like a sure winner: a snapshot rather than a life/career overview. It works and it doesn’t. Hitchcock’s attractions lie in its pastel-colored homage, its peek at the complicated nature of relationships, […]
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In 2010, director Darren Aronofsky became a household name with the success of his sexually charged thriller Black Swan. After years of enjoying a devoted cult following with films like Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain, the filmmaker finally broke through into the mainstream with his steamy tale […]
Just six short months after dominating the summer with Iron Man 3 and three short months after announcing details for their Avengers follow-up, Marvel is back with a sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s intergalactic epic Thor. Branagh’s iridescent 2011 effort really took me by surprise, mostly because I was convinced that […]
I was a big fan of the first Red, but going into the sequel I was a bit skeptical. Some early reviews were not the most positive, but I went into the film hoping for at the very least a fun ride. Most of the main cast from the original […]