The Oscar telecast, on March 2, will include a salute to the cult classic, “The Wizard of Oz.”
Hunt: Powerful Child Abuse Drama
January 28, 2014 by
“The Hunt,” Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s new film, is a compelling, sharply focused, if stylistically conventional, drama about the effects of a false accusation of child abuse on the life of an innocent man, well played by Mads Mikkelsen (the villain in “Casino Royale”).
I, Frankenstien (2014): Stuart Beattie’s Witless, Senseless Tale, Panned by Critics as
January 24, 2014 by
Dismissed by most critics, I, Frankenstein begins the movie year of 2014 on the wrong foot. Variety reports: The film sets some kind of record for the most expository dialogue in a single feature film, with almost every spoken exchange either relaying a convoluted backstory, outlining a nefarious scheme, or describing the actions currently taking […]
Stranger by the Lake: Guiraudie’s Gay-Themed Film Probes Moral Taboos and Transgressive Desire
January 23, 2014 by
One of the best and most provocative gay films ever made.
Wolf of Wall Street: Censored in Many Countries
January 21, 2014 by
In India, three scenes were cut: a gay orgy, co-star Jonah Hill’s public masturbation sequence, and the opening scene of the film that features DiCaprio blowing cocaine into a woman’s derriere using a straw.
