The trade reviews of Poseidon — Brian Lowry‘s in Variety and Sheri Linden‘s in the Hollywood Reporter — both complain about the lack of character shading and/or revelation and the generally streamlined approach. They don’t seem to get it. It’s a good thing that Poseidon cuts to the chase and is over in 100 minutes or so. Nobody wants emotionalism or depth of character slowing things down or gumming things up.
To my great surprise and delight, Christy Hall‘s Daddio, which I was remiss in not seeing during last year’s Telluride...
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7:45 pm: Okay, the initial light-hearted section (repartee, wedding, hospital, afterlife Joey Pants, healthy diet) was enjoyable, but Jesus, when...
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It took me a full month to see Wes Ball and Josh Friedman‘s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
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Unless Part Two of Kevin Costner‘s Horizon (Warner Bros., 8.16) somehow improves upon the sluggish initial installment and delivers something...
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For me, A Dangerous Method (2011) is David Cronenberg‘s tastiest and wickedest film — intense, sexually upfront and occasionally arousing...
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