Countdown: Docs for Non-Doc Lovers
It’s Doc Week here in Columbus, that bi-annual festival that caters to the documentary lover in us all. But what of those who don’t care for docs? They’re missing so…read more →
Archive For March, 2014
Waiting for a Sunny Day
Noah by Hope Madden The last time Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel wrote a screenplay together, they came up with the filmmaker’s grandest, most epic misstep, The Fountain. Gorgeous and…read more →
Iron Maiden
Maidentrip by George Wolf Teenagers do the darnedest things. If they’re not jacking up your phone bill from endless texting, they’re sailing around the world. Two years ago,…read more →
He’s Back. Again.
Sabotage by Hope Madden At 67-years-old, Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a career resurgence of sorts. Sabotage is his 3rd film to be released in the last 12 months, and he…read more →
One Good Documentary, No Bullshit
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me by Hope Madden Having stolen scenes on stage and screen (large and small) for 60+ years, it’s only appropriate that Elaine Stritch would get the chance…read more →
Two New Foreign Gems For Your Queue
We normally like to use For Your Queue to champion an underseen new release and pair that with an older film you may have missed. This week, however, there are…read more →
Countdown: 2013’s Bounty of Foreign Films
The Academy did a nice job this year in honoring foreign language films. Each candidate was wonderful, and we were especially pleased to see The Hunt and The Broken Circle…read more →
Words With Enemies
Bad Words by George Wolf Is it amusing to watch a 40 year old man act like a total S.O.B. to everyone around him, frequently unleashing crude verbal…read more →
Who Wants a Cocktail?
The Face of Love by Hope Madden We owe a lot to alcohol. Just one example of the gifts booze gives graces our multiplexes and independent cinemas weekly, because nearly…read more →
Killer Performance
Grand Piano by George Wolf A man with a very particular set of skills is lured into a deadly cat and mouse game by an unseen tormentor… If…read more →