Wit But No Wisdom by Andrew Collins At one level, Deadpool is wonderful mockery of all things good and right in the superhero genre. In a tidal wave of violence, obscenity, profanity, vulgarity and general raunchiness (not to mention more than a little sadism), it pushes the envelope of the genre about as far as it can […]
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Happiness-Based Ironic Title by Andrew Collins Joy, the latest Jennifer-Lawrence-and-Bradley-Cooper-powered effort by director David O. Russell, takes a long, hard look at the American dream through the experience of a woman named Joy (Lawrence) in the late 80s and early 90s. The daughter of a twice-divorced small-business owner (Robert De Niro) and inept, soap-opera obsessed mother (Virginia […]
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Man of Sequels by Andrew Collins Central to the role of film criticism, the critic Alyssa Wilkinson recently remarked, is to mourn “the missed opportunity of the badly made work.” Such a critique is in order for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The longer the film goes, the more it loses its way, but […]
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Quentin Rides Again by Andrew Collins With its hearkening to writer and director Quentin Tarantino’s legacy (the opening credits tell us this is his eighth film) The Hateful Eight may be the provocative auteur’s most contemplative film to date. Relative to its length (nearly three hours) the story is simple. Eight strangers take shelter from a blizzard […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: To any reader who has not seen The Force Awakens, this review strives to discuss the quality and worthiness of the film in broad strokes, without giving away specific plot points or story revelations. Details mentioned apply only to the earliest set-up elements of the story. Enjoy. New Millenium, Same Falcon by Andrew […]
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Family Business by Andrew Collins As autumn darkens toward winter, the sun sinks early and the nights run long. As we retreat to our couches and fireplace hearths, what better company than a melancholy tale? Here, find two recommendations for catharsis of spirits made pensive by the chill at year’s end. A Most Violent Year The title of this […]
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Songs and Selves by Andrew Collins Author John Green has achieved two great literary accomplishments in his body of work. The first is his repeated creation of authentic child-poets – characters who are dreamers of dreams, philosophers in essence, but definitely still 21st century teenagers. Second, and wonderfully embodied in his novel Paper Towns, is […]
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Whatever Remains by Andrew Collins Like any good mystery, Mr. Holmes (released on DVD Nov. 10) is complex and multi-layered. Like any good story, the plot builds slowly and steadily in emotional intensity, like a rising swell that washes over us, weighty with revelations. It most likely won’t be the film you expect, but it most […]
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Sea Versus Stone by Andrew Collins Plenty of cliché terms come to mind after watching director Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea: enchanting, spellbinding, magical. Any would be accurate, but none quite do it justice. It belongs to that rare breed of films that draws from the deep well of tradition, myth, and heroism, but […]
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Spark in the Darkness by Andrew Collins If there’s any sort of literary progression from A Walk to Remember to The Fault in our Stars, director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl represents the next stage of stories about a young woman who gets cancer. It’s one of the best films in […]
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