Month: October 2015
OUR BRAND IS CRISIS
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ highlights political campaign hijinx Sandra Bullock stars as a political campaign consultant hired by a Bolivian candidate running for president. Under her mix of message massaging and Karl Rove-type dirty tricks, she does everything she can to get her candidate in office, regardless of…
ROOM
– Film Review By Cate Marquis – ‘Room’ is taut tale of survival and a mother’s love in confined space and beyond “Room” takes viewers inside the cramped space where a young woman, held captive since she was kidnapped at age 17, lives with her 5-year-old son, the only world her son has ever known…
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
– Theater Review by Cate Marquis – ‘Matilda the Musical’ brings delightful kids’ revolt to Fox “Matilda the Musical,” the award-winning stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about a mischievous, brilliant, book-loving little girl, made its St. Louis debut at the Fabulous Fox for a run Oct. 21 – Nov. 1. Packed with…
BRIDGE OF SPIES
– Film Review by Mark Glass – Spielberg’s fact-based Cold War thriller ‘Bridge of Spies’ exceeds expectations 4 1/2 stars out of 5 Whenever Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaborate, expectations run high in the wake of “Saving Private Ryan,” “Catch Me if You Can” and “The Terminal.” This fact-based Cold War thriller meets or…
CRIMSON PEAK
– Film Review by Mark Glass – In Gothic ghost-laced ‘Crimson Peak,’ some truly wonderful sets wind up housing a relatively tedious, then almost ludicrous, ordeal for Victorian damsel in distress 2 out of 5 stars If you think Guillermo del Toro is a genius behind the camera, you may prefer someone else’s review. In…
CRIMSON PEAK
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “Crimson Peak” serves up gorgeous, bloody Gothic mess Director Guillermo del Toro says his new film “Crimson Peak” aims to be a Gothic romance in the style of 1940s genre classics “Dragonwyck” and “Jane Eyre.” The big-budget production is filled with lush Victorian costumes and eerie Gothic mansions,…
DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON
– Film Review by Mark Glass – Stars: 4 out of 5 I remember loving the hip, edgy and usually racy contents of this magazine in the 1970s, but never knew, or forgot, much about it once TV and the internet provided ample fodder for its then-groundbreaking satire and silliness. This documentary reminded me of…
HE NAMED ME MALALA
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “He Named Me Malala” spotlights Nobel prize-winning teen advocate of girls’ education Stars: 4 out of 5 As a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai was targeted for assassination by the Taliban, simply for speaking out in support of girls’ education. Malala not only survived being shot…
99 HOMES
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “99 Homes” is riveting drama about 2008 real estate collapse Stars: 4 out of 5 “99 Homes” is a raw, truth-telling, moving drama set in the home foreclosure melt-down of the 2008 Great Recession. Rather than focusing on Wall Street and politics, “99 Homes” tells its story in…
PAN
– Film Review by Mark Glass – Fabulous visuals wasted on ill-conceived prequel on Peter Pan’s arrival in Neverland Stars: 2 out of 5 For anyone who finds these comments unduly harsh, please note that I’m not the one who set the tone. When the producers decided to call this thing PAN, just what sort…