Movie Reviews

By Sandra Olmsted In director Fede Alvarez’s remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic, Mia (Jane Levy), a heroin addict, David (Shiloh Fernandez), her brother, and Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore), his…

By Sandra Olmsted The Sapphires, director Wayne Blair’s debut feature, isn’t flawless, but, unlike the cursed Hope Diamond, The Sapphires brings only joy.  Based on the true story of four…

By Sandra Olmsted Although the interdependence of Neanderthals and early modern man is disputed, the director Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders’ beautifully animated film, The Croods, makes a good…

by Sandra Olmsted In director Don Scardino’s The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, two bullied and geeky boys are saved by the wonder of magic and begin a partnership that carries them…

By Sandra Olmsted The opening of director Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer is a homage to the Hollywood Golden Age adaptations with sequences that directly connect the film with the…

by Sandra Olmsted Why are so many monster movies and horror films released around Valentine’s Day?  Is it because so many of them are bad, and bad films are usually…

By Sandra Olmsted In Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal reteam to tackle the hunt for Osama bin Laden, but not just the May 1st, 2011…

By Sandra Olmsted As the year ends, the studios inundate us with blockbusters and art films galore, and visions of stars dance in our heads. We don our winter coats…

by Sandra Olmsted When watching director Sacha Gervasi’s film Hitchcock, remember that this is only one version of the Alfred Hitchcock’s life and that it only covers a short but…