An Attractive Fraction: Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’
“Tim Burton’s film has plenty of flaws, but the visceral experience of Big Eyes allows for loads of fun and exciting frustration.”
The Great Enunciation: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s ‘The Interview’
“The Interview will impress many when the mood turns serious, but these faux-moments of shrewdness come only after the non-stop, over-the-top antics from James Franco.”
An Unfortunate Case of Severe Holiday Melodrama: Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’
“Jolie didn’t make a bad movie, and Unbroken might have even won Best Picture twenty years ago, but you can’t throw the star under the bus — especially in a biopic — and let the antagonist destroy one of the most powerful scenes.”
A ‘Boyhood’ Alternative and Potential Oscar Outcast: Jean-Marc Vallée’s ‘Wild’
“Witherspoon’s raw performance makes ‘Wild’ a worthy alternative to the contrived, yet structurally impressive, Richard Linklater film.”
Some Like It Hot (and Hilarious): Angus MacLachlan’s ‘Goodbye to All That’
“Angus MacLachlan’s ‘Goodbye to All That’ is a witty romance with real-life consequences for millennials to consider.”
The Surprise Gem of 2014: Mark Raso’s ‘Copenhagen’
Family, Truth and Romantic Agony
Waiting for the Inevitable: Michael M. Bilandic’s ‘Hellaware’
73 Minutes of Clichés
The Elegant Ingenuity of Sam Esmail’s ‘Comet’
It’s a mad, mad world and sometimes an excursion amongst the late Hollywood greats opens up the mind (and the heart).
Reality Unleashed in Samuel Kishi’s ‘We Are Mari Pepa’ (2013)
Q.V. Hough on Samuel Kishi’s Debut Feature
From The Archive: James Cagney Innovates Mischievous Smirking in ‘Lady Killer’
Q.V. Hough Reviews the 1933 Roy Del Ruth Film