By Laurie Coker Rating: B- For cast appeal alone, The Place Beyond the Pines will draw big and rightly so. Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper highlight the cast and for their efforts all is well with The Place Beyond the Pines. It is, however, director Derek Gianfrance and co-writers Ben Coccio and Darius Marder’s script that falters. It… Continue reading Review: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
Day: April 12, 2013
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By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ Baseball, THE American pastime – I suppose, but perhaps not as much today as in the past. Still, its heroes are our heroes and few don’t know the significance of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in sports and in the United States. Director/script writer Brian Helgeland’s biopic gives audiences a… Continue reading Review: 42
Review: 42
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers broke some major racial barriers when they signed African American baseball player Jackie Robinson. This courageous decision would set a precedent which would later influence efforts to remove the policy of segregation in all facets of everyday life, a policy first… Continue reading Review: 42
Review: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
By Mark Saldana Rating 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Derek Cianfrance really is an exceptional film writer and director. His romantic tragedy Blue Valentine broke the hearts of film audiences and earned the acclaim of critics in 2010. He has such wonderful grasp of human relationships and the consequences of our behavior and actions. While… Continue reading Review: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
Review: TRANCE
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) This film is a complete roller coaster ride from beginning to end. An art auctioneer, Simon (James McAvoy), becomes mixed up with a group of criminal partners and a hypnotherapist, Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) in order to recover a lost painting.
Review: TRANCE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Acclaimed director Danny Boyle, the filmmaker who brought audiences 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire, brings a film to theaters which feels a bit closer to his earlier work (Trainspotting, Shallow Grave), though not as satisfying. Trance is a sometimes mesmerizing head-scratcher of a mystery thriller that… Continue reading Review: TRANCE