Month: September 2015
ASHBY
“Ashby” tells quirky tale of high schooler and assassin – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – “Ashby” is coming-of-age comedy about teenaged boy who befriends a neighbor who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin. Mickey Rourke plays the CIA operative Ashby Holt, a widower who also lost his only child and lives…
BLACK MASS
Johnny Depp gives flawless performance as Whitey Bulger in “Black Mass” but film has its flaws – FILM REVIEW- By Cate Marquis – Johnny Depp delivers a chilling, powerful performance as James “Whitey” Bulger, in the true-story crime thriller “Black Mass.” While Depp is flawless, the film is not. The story of Bulger’s rise to…
PAWN SACRIFICE
True story “Pawn Sacrifice” is Cold War thriller as chess game – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – Tobey Maguire turns in a riveting, Oscar-worthy performance as eccentric chess genius Bobby Fischer in the Cold War thriller “Pawn Sacrifice.” The film traces Fischer’s emergence as chess prodigy from his troubled childhood, his game-changing innovations…
THE VISIT
“The Visit” may be contender for weirdest, worst film of year – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, “The Visit” may top the list for the weirdest film this year, and possibly the worst as well. While it seems to be going for scary, the audience laughed through most…
A WALK IN THE WOODS
Redford and Nolte shine in comic, thoughtful ‘A Walk In The Woods’ – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star as a couple of “old guys” who get the crazy idea to walk the Appalachian Trail in the adventure comedy “A Walk In The Woods.” St. Louis-area native Ken…