Movie Reviews

By Sandra Olmsted Although Rise of the Guardians is loosely adapted by screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire from William Joyce's book series "The Guardians of Childhood" and from Joyce's short film "The…

By Sandra Olmsted The heady cocktail of the new James Bond adventure has a lot to recommend it: nods to earlier incarnations of Ian Fleming’s cinematic 007, a peek inside…

by Sandra Olmsted As in many childhood stories and earlier cartoons, and Toy Story was by no means the first, children’s playthings and the characters from books come to life…

by Sandra Olmsted No doubt that Cloud Atlas is a big, important film and likely to be an Oscar contender, but it is also not an audience-friendly film either because…

by Sandra Olmsted Argo, the epic adventure, the political thriller, the historical drama, the sly Hollywood satire, bends and blends genres effortlessly in director Ben Affleck’s hands.  Tehran, Nov. 4,…

By Sandra Olmsted It would seem that one can never escape the Twilight saga, and director Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania provides another riff on vampires and humans coexisting. After his…

by Sandra Olmsted Director Jaime Travis film, For A Good Time Call . . ., isn’t for everyone. Penned and produced by Lauren Anne Miller, Katie Anne Naylon, the film…

'Man on the Ledge' Offers Plenty Of Twists an d Turns             By Maggie Scott     A thriller that’s doing its job right doesn’t tip its hand too soon and…