J. Edgar
Movie Review: J. Edgar
Is Clint Eastwood’s historical biopic about FBI director J. Edgar Hoover an intelligent and evocative film? Or is it a jumbled mess of hollow moments and stiff character drama? Read our review of ‘J. Edgar’ to find out.
J. Edgar Hoover’s journey from lowly field agent to director of the FBI has the potential to be one of the most compelling historical dramas of the last century. Hoover not only revolutionized how the U.S. investigates crime – his reputation for digging up dirt on some of the country’s most powerful politicians helped create a larger-than-life persona that has, despite plenty of rumors and controversy, endured to this day.
Tower Heist
Movie Review: Tower Heist
Tower Heist brings together an unorthodox cast of performers, but the biggest focus is undoubtedly on Eddie Murphy, who is officially making a return to more adult comedy, rather than the family-friendly fare he’s been pushing out for the last decade (with the notable exception of his Oscar-nominated performance in Dream Girls). But with a cast this eclectic, a heist plot which can easily unravel if not conceived right, and love-to-hate-him director Brett Ratner calling the shots, is Tower Heist a worthy comedy/caper flick?
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The Son of No One
Movie Review: The Son of No One
Life is a struggle, the new film “The Son of No One” makes that explicitly clear. But so is moviemaking, and unfortunately the toil is all too evident in writer-director Dito Montiel’s messy, logic-strained third feature.
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