Tamara Drewe
“Tamara Drewe” is a story about writers that does a lovely job of depicting the interior worlds they inhabit and the fragile egos that often accompany a lifetime spent mostly inside one’s own head....
View ArticleThe Woman in Black
This week, Daniel Radcliffe makes his way back to DVD with “The Woman in Black,” where he’s ready to show the world that he’s much more than the boy wizard. “The Woman in Black” is the story of Arthur...
View ArticleThe Angels’ Share
“The Angels’ Share” is really two rather different movies, either of which I would’ve enjoyed watching on their own, but that don’t really fit together in any satisfying or even logical way. The bulk...
View ArticleObvious Child
The greatest comedy has always been uncompromisingly intimate and uncomfortable, taking a long hard look at life and its everyday tragedies and somehow helping us find laughter among the tears....
View Article30 Days of October: Director Jonas Govaerts, “Cub”
To celebrate the chill of October, for each of the next 30 days, Film Yap writer Joshua Hull will take a look at the best in upcoming horror films and discuss them with the people who make and watch...
View ArticleJude Law seeks sunken Nazi treasure in “Black Sea” trailer
Jude Law is a treasure hunter in search of some of Hitler’s lost gold in the upcoming movie “Black Sea,” from Kevin McDonald (“The Last King of Scotland”). In the trailer we see Law assemble a team of...
View ArticleKill the Messenger
Gary Webb’s career was killed not so much by the CIA as by professional jealousy. His stories, first published in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996, alleged that the CIA engineered, or at least...
View ArticleDracula Untold
There are only two words in its title, but “Dracula Untold” betrays them both. First, the story has been decidedly told. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 Dracula film shared the same origin story in 1/20th...
View ArticleThe Judge
“The Judge” has all the hallmarks of a labor of love, and all the weaknesses. It features a couple of top-notch performances but it’s overlong and meandering, including a lot of stuff better left on...
View ArticleIt’s Time For ‘A Clockwork Orange’ at Midnight Madness
Landmark Theatres continues its October Midnight Madness schedule with the 1971 Sci-Fi thriller “A Clockwork Orange.” This Stanley Kubrick cult classic and much discussed and debated film is based...
View ArticleThe “Tomorrowland” trailer will rock your world
Brad Bird’s and George Clooney’s collaborative effort “Tomorrowland” has been shrouded in secrecy, but the first trailer has given us our first good in-motion look at the new movie. The movie also...
View Article30 Days of October: Director Patrick Brice, “Creep”
To celebrate the chill of October, for each of the next 30 days, Film Yap writer Joshua Hull will take a look at the best in upcoming horror films, and discuss them with the people who make and watch...
View ArticleAlexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A modestly enjoyable family film that doesn’t try to be more than it is, “Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is the kind of movie you take your kids to, and maybe everyone...
View ArticleRobert Downey Jr. — Full Interview
Here is the full interview with Robert Downey Jr., who was promoting his new film “The Judge” with director David Dobkin for Heartland Film Festival!
View ArticleX-Men: Days of Future Past
Once storytelling franchises have been around awhile — especially ones involving science fiction and/or superheroes — it can be hard for filmmakers to find enough creative real estate to let their...
View ArticleTamara Drewe
“Tamara Drewe” is a story about writers that does a lovely job of depicting the interior worlds they inhabit and the fragile egos that often accompany a lifetime spent mostly inside one’s own head....
View ArticleThe Woman in Black
This week, Daniel Radcliffe makes his way back to DVD with “The Woman in Black,” where he’s ready to show the world that he’s much more than the boy wizard. “The Woman in Black” is the story of Arthur...
View ArticleThe Angels’ Share
“The Angels’ Share” is really two rather different movies, either of which I would’ve enjoyed watching on their own, but that don’t really fit together in any satisfying or even logical way. The bulk...
View ArticleThe Book Thief
We can never run out of World War II films because it was the most transformative event in recent history and, possibly, the entirety of human existence. A movie about the war could be released every...
View ArticleOscar preview 2015
Chris and Sam are joined by Richard Propes of The Independent Critic to give a preview of the 2015 Oscars, our picks, predictions and complaints.
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