SULLY
“Sully” comes across as a victory lap for Clint Eastwood. Give the guy his due. That still doesn’t mean that…
Disaster
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE — CLASSIC FILM PICK
The big spectacle feature earns its stripes during a 90-second disaster sequence in which a 90-foot tidal wave hits the…
THE IMPOSSIBLE
Yet one more example of a real-life story someone thought would “make a great movie,” “The Impossible” is as flat…
MELANCHOLIA — CANNES 2011
Cannes Film Festival, Capsules Blog, Classic Cinema, Danish Cinema, Disaster, Dystopia, FIVE STARS, New York Film Festival, Women's Cinema
2011 is the year of apocalypse in cinema. “The Tree of Life,” “Take Shelter” and “Melancholia” each offer differing visions…
FINAL DESTINATION 5
Capsules Blog, Disaster, Horror, SHOCKTOBER!, Social Satire, Suspense, THREE STARS, Thriller, Women's Cinema
There’s irony in how entertaining this 11-year-old horror franchise as compared with the torture-porn stylings of lesser efforts, such as…
SEX AND THE CITY 2
There’s something here to offend almost anyone. Cole Smithey.
LEGION
A reckless attempt at flipping apocalyptic holiness on its head with an army of demonically possessed angel-zombies led by one…
2012
Sure the blu-ray DVD will look great on your home theater as ambient background for your next house party, but…
POSEIDON
Composer Klaus Badelt’s (“Gladiator”) pitch-perfect score works like an invisible gear within the film’s clockwork to increase its at times…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
