Category Archives: Twitter Microreviews

THE DEEP BLUE SEA [Davies/2011] Flashes of Davies’ expressive romanticism shine through dated, stagebound material and opaque characters.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Amy Robinson
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GAME CHANGE [Roach/2012] Hampered by weak POV, tired CW, willingness to allow McCain camp to play blameless Frankenstein to Palin’s Monster.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Amy Robinson
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JOHN CARTER [Stanton/2012] Unpersuasive bit of fan service fails to update influential but dated material; competent but uninspired, clunky.

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Amy Robinson
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TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY [Alfredson/2011] Inevitably overplotted but nicely moody; chilly, fairly hollow in thematically appropriate way.

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Amy Robinson
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MI4: GHOST PROTOCOL [Bird/2011] Creaky franchise, still showing its Cold War roots, is lifted somewhat by three beautiful action set-pieces.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Donald Gray
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GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO [Fincher/2011] Routine procedural plus libel, sodomy; Mara’s strength and fragility transcend fetishized role.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Amy Robinson
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SENNA [Kapadia/2010 ] Engrossing doc about famed F1 racer is a tragic story told w/ narrative aplomb; archival footage trumps talking heads.

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Donald Gray
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WE CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN [Ray/1976] Compelling as teaching experiment, kaleidoscopic time capsule & artist’s final statement. Less so as film.

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Donald Gray
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MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS [Lewis/1945] B-movie gem’s caged world of menacing shadows creates an inescapable psychic prison via mise-en-scène.

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Donald Gray
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2 WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN [Minnelli/1962] Meditation on mortality and compromises & demands of artistic life leads to delirious visual climax.

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Donald Gray
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