The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

“The Hundred-Foot Journey” is largely a movie about food. It tries to romanticize the kitchen but sadly can’t quite get the audience to...

The Spectacular Now (2013)

High school comedies filled with irony and overstated humor are enjoyable. It is much more rare, however, to have an American teen movie...

Playtime (1967)

Art film is sometimes hard to understand or to relate with. “Playtime” is an excellent example of a film that lacks a conventional storyline...

The DUFF (2015)

As a huge fan of "Easy A" and "Mean Girls," I was anxious to check out Ari Sandel's "The DUFF." This might be because I didn't really...

The Theory of Everything (2014)

So how well do two biopics about famous British intellects hold well in the same season? Well, as the Oscars have come and gone it seems...

Floating Weeds (1959)

“Floating Weeds” is a simple film with a simple story. It is heavily weighted with Japanese tradition and culture, but there are still universal...

The Imitation Game (2014)

Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" is based on the biography "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges. The movie title, of...

Comparing The Graduate with The Great Divorce

Change and growth are fundamental to the human existence. C.S. Lewis addresses this basic need for change and progression in his short...

87th Oscar Predictions and Picks

PICTURE: Boyhood Birdman, maybe? I'm gonna swing for Boyhood on this one. But I have to say that Grand Budapest Hotel was my favorite from...

Babette’s Feast (1987)

“Babette’s Feast” is a rather quiet film. There are no villains; there are no major conflicts between characters. Nevertheless, there is...

Sometimes Less is More

When I was 13, I saw Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” for the first time. Like many others, I loved this horror classic for its creepy intensity...

Boyhood (2014)

Any movie that opens with Coldplay's "Yellow," ends with Arcade Fire's "Deep Blue" and includes children going to midnight Harry Potter...

New York Doll (2005)

There is a misconception about documentaries. So many think that they must be boring, lacking a narrative, and only intended for a specific...

Big Eyes (2014)

I am way too much of a feminist to calmly sit through this movie. After packing up and leaving an abusive relationship, Margaret (Amy Adams)...

American Sniper (2014)

I have long been a fan of Clint Eastwood's directorial work. Coincidentally, I watched "American Sniper" in the same month that I watched "The...

Gone Girl (2014)

Gillian Flynn's 2012 mystery novel is masterfully intricate and deeply layered. It turns out Flynn is just as talented at writing for the...