Movie Reviews

By Sandra Olmsted In director Peter Lepeniotis’ Nut Job, an ambitious extension of his 2005 animated short, “Surly Squirrel,” Surly (voice of Will Arnett), a lazy, reckless, and self-centered individual,…

By Sandra Olmsted If George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) from director Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff? (1966) had had children, this would have been their family…

Best Film:  "12 Years a Slave"  (runner-up): "American Hustle" Best Director:  Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave")  (runner-up): Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity") Best Actor:  Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave")  (runner-up):…

By Sandra Olmsted The holidays are here and plenty of great films that are getting Oscar buzz and some movies that are just entertainment are headed to theaters in the…

By Sandra Olmsted The local film critics, who have been making a name for themselves in awards circles, released their nominations for the 2013 films. One of the most unusual…

by Sandra Olmsted The holiday season offers many films for all audiences, and below is the scoop on several getting some buzz. Opening Friday, Dec.  13: Tyler Perry’s A Madea…

by Sandra Olmsted Atmospheric with a strong sense of place, director Scott Cooper’s second feature film, Out of the Furnace, uses cinematic language created by Masanobu (Silver Linings Playbook) Takayanagi’s…

by Sandra Olmsted Director Brian Percival’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s World War II novel stands alone as a film because of the acting and exceptional set and production design which…