4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 2, 2016

One lie. That’s all it takes to completely decimate one person’s life. Out of the mouth of babes can oft come gems, but also deadly slander that leads to public scandal and personal destruction. In a small Danish village that’s what happens to Lucas (Mads Mikkelson), a sympathetic   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 1, 2016

Paul Newman is one of those people who brings other people into theaters. They’ll watch him on reruns when they’re surfing through the channels or tell their children and grandchildren about him. That’s just it. He’s a universal actor who transcends the years with his magneti   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 1, 2016

Paul Newman is one of those people who bring other people into theaters. They’ll watch him on reruns when they’re surfing through the channels or tell their children and grandchildren about him. That’s just it. He’s a universal actor who transcends the years with his magnetis   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 30, 2016

10 years prior Jean-Luc Godard made his own film about movie making entitled Contempt (1963). It too delved into what it looked like to make films, as well as the individuals behind the camera, because their relationships undoubtedly affect what is revealed in front of it. His colleague Francois Tru   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 30, 2016

10 years prior Jean-Luc Godard made his own film about movie-making entitled Contempt (1963). It too delved into what it looked like to make films, as well as the individuals behind the camera because their relationships undoubtedly affect what is revealed in front of it. His colleague Francois Truf   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 29, 2016

Stephen Frears is not the foremost of directors, but he very rarely makes bad films, and Philomena is yet another jewel in his crown. It’s a simple enough story, but those are oftentimes the most rewarding, because they tap into something near and dear to most of us. This is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 29, 2016

Stephen Frears is not the foremost of directors, but he very rarely makes bad films, and Philomena is yet another jewel in his crown. It’s a simple enough story, but those are oftentimes the most rewarding because they tap into something near and dear to most of us. This is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 28, 2016

Harold Lloyd’s feature Girl Shy is not so much a comic gag reel as a character-driven story. The first type I would equate more with Keaton, the second feels more like the sentiment of Chaplin. Lloyd does both very well and in this case, he plays Harold, a tailor’s apprentice...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 28, 2016

Harold Lloyd’s feature Girl Shy is not so much a comic gag reel as a character-driven story. The first type I would equate more with Keaton, the second feels more like the sentiment of Chaplin. Lloyd does both very well and in this case he plays Harold, a tailor’s apprentice...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 27, 2016

“If you had a choice would you either love a girl or have her love you?” That is the question posited to commence the day dreamy dialogue rolling over the credits of Mike Nichol’s Carnal Knowledge. The nostalgic refrains of Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” brin   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 27, 2016

“If you had a choice would you either love a girl or have her love you?” That is the question posited to commence the daydreamy dialogue rolling over the credits of Mike Nichol’s Carnal Knowledge. The nostalgic refrains of Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” bring   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 25, 2016

What makes In a World… work for me is a new perspective on material that could potentially be so cliche. Even when it enters long-trod territory we as an audience are able to extend grace to a film that is willing to step out there.  The film’s writer and star...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 25, 2016

What makes In a World… work for me is a new perspective on material that could potentially be so cliche. Even when it enters long-trod territory we as an audience are able to extend grace to a film that is willing to step out there.  The film’s writer and star...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 23, 2016

Being ignorant of the term “Hurt Locker,” I did a reasonable thing and looked it up. According to IMDb: To put someone in a “hurt locker” is to physically mess someone up, badly. It is roughly synonymous with causing someone “a world of pain.” According to the mov   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 23, 2016

Being ignorant of the term “Hurt Locker,” I did a reasonable thing and looked it up. According to IMDb: To put someone in a “hurt locker” is to physically mess someone up, badly. It is roughly synonymous with causing someone “a world of pain.” According to the mov   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 22, 2016

Great directors can take a restriction like a single, confined location and turn into something especially extraordinary. Because the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and Louis Malle prove that these are not limits at all, but sources of cinematic inspiration. It what you do with that space   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 22, 2016

Great directors can take a restriction like a single, confined location and turn into something especially extraordinary. Because the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and Louis Malle prove that these are not limits at all, but sources of cinematic inspiration. It what you do with that space   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 21, 2016

Kid Brother is a departure for Lloyd from the general hubbub of urban life as he finds himself on a ranch, living with his two older brothers and his father, who is the local sheriff. His surname this time around is Hickory an aptly brawny moniker for a frontiersman, except he’s hardly...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 21, 2016

Kid Brother is a departure for Lloyd from the general hubbub of urban life as he finds himself on a ranch, living with his two older brothers and his father, who is the local sheriff. His surname this time around is Hickory an aptly brawny moniker for a frontiersmen, except he’s hardly...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 20, 2016

There is a scene in After the Wedding where the new bride Anna gets up and announces that it’s not usually customary for a bride to give a toast, but something is bound to go wrong at some point, so she might as well get it over with. It’s like...   read more