By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Updating Shakespeare – a challenge, a risk? Impressively, Avengers director Joss Whedon rises to both, with his black and white, modernized version of Much Ado About Nothing, one of my favorite of the Bard’s plays. In the first few minutes of the pre-SWSX screening, I had my doubts. I typically… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Day: April 5, 2013
SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ (But this in NOT a genre of film I typically enjoy!) I cannot stand gore for gore sake and shy away from most horror films. I especially loathe films like Saw and Hostel. I prefer to be scared. With that said, I am perhaps the worst person to review the… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD
Review: JURASSIC PARK 3D
By Laurie Coker Rating: A I remember spending evening after evening reading Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park with and to my dyslexic son, because we both wanted to see the film when it hit theatres. Six years before I became a film critic, with a lifetime love for film, unending admiration for Spielberg and a fascination… Continue reading Review: JURASSIC PARK 3D
Review: JURASSIC PARK IN 3D
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) To celebrate the twentieth anniversary, Universal has released a 3D version of Steven Spielberg’s science fiction thriller, but before a collective groan arises from any nay-sayers, hear me out. The people who worked on converting the 1993 film to 3D deserve a standing ovation. This film… Continue reading Review: JURASSIC PARK IN 3D
Review: EVIL DEAD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Fede Alvarez’s remake/re-imagining/sequel to Sam Raimi’s cult classic horror film The Evil Dead delivers thrills, chills, cringe-worthy gore galore, and just a little humor, making this an exciting and sensory overload of a horror film experience. Horror fans and fans of the original Evil Dead movies will… Continue reading Review: EVIL DEAD
Review: GINGER AND ROSA
By Laurie Coker Rating: B Some films simply make us feel and connect us wholly to the characters. With exceptional lead actresses like Ella Fanning (Dakota’s younger sister) and Alice Englert and an equally impressive supporting cast, Ginger and Rosa, a coming of age film set in England during the 1960s, engages while it entertains.… Continue reading Review: GINGER AND ROSA