Red Army: Herzog-Produced, Polsky-Directed Great Documentary

Did I mention that, along with being informative and insightful sport documentary with strong political implications, Red Army is vastly entertaining?

American Sniper: Eastwood’s Most Commercial Film?

Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper took in a record-breaking $5.3 million Thursday night as it began expanding nationwide following Oscar nominations

Oscar 2014: Snubs in Acting and Directing Categories

The Academy didn’t nominate Jennifer Aniston for “Cake” and Jake Gyllenhaal, who gave a career-best performance in “Nightcrawler.”

Still Alice: Julianne Moore’s Towering, Oscar-Caliber Performance in a Mediocre Film

As a middle-aged woman afflicted with ALS, Julianne Moore render a sensitive, realistic performance that should finally earn her the Best Actress Oscar after four nominations.

Taken 3: Silly, Dull, Repetitive Chapter in Liam Neeson’s Trilogy

Artistically speaking, Taken 3, the third (and hopefully last) panel in the franchise that began in 2008 and made Liam Neeson a bona fide international action star, is the weakest, a contrived and formulaic actioner, in which every element, including the gifted leading man, look and sound tired.