The words “Some of this actually happened” are the very first thing you will see upon watching “American Hustle”. If you think about it, it’s a brilliant way to open a fictional biopic: it’s quirky, it’s dry and it’s very upfront. In many ways, “Some of this...

In my "Best of 2013" list I had added a sub-list of 5 other movies to look for as the year comes to a close. So far I’ve seen 3 of the movies on the list: "Anchorman 2", "The Hobbit Desolation of Smaugh" and the "Wolf of Wall Street" (and one not on the list, "American Hustle")....

Here we are, at the end of the semester and nearing the end of the year. In a few weeks the internet will be bombarded with “The Best ___ of 2013” lists, so I figured I’d beat the rush, and get my list out of the way early. Naturally, because 2013 isn’t quite finished...

I’ve been putting off writing this article for as long as I can, but every week when it comes time to choose what movie I’m going to review, I find myself putting this movie at the top of the list. The reasons as to why I’ve been so slow to write this are numerous. For...

I love independent films, and I love sci-fi. Unfortunately for me, these two types of movies almost never meet. It’s a logistics problem, I know, sci-fi has a tendency to rely heavily on special effects, foreign landscapes and aliens which is virtually impossible to do on an...

I was inspired over this past weekend when I finally got the last piece of my Halloween costume in the mail to write this article. I plan on being Kane from “Alien” this year, so I needed a chest-burster. This shopping around for a chest-burster led me to the desire to watch...

What do you get when you take a legendary director, an Oscar winning actor, and the most beautiful woman on Earth?   “The Terminal.”   The director I’m talking about is, of course, Steven Spielberg, the Oscar winning actor is Tom Hanks, and the most beautiful woman...

A movie covering issues of politics, racism, and social class. Sounds boring- right? Usually I’d agree, but believe it or not, that is exactly what one of my favorite movies is all about.   Obviously, I’m talking about “District 9”. Still unknown to a lot of people,...

Before I begin my review of “Silence of the Lambs”, I feel I must address a mistake I had made in last week’s column. In my “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” review I had talked at length about Jack Nicholson's retirement. Literally the day after the article was released,...