Film Review: Bridge of Spies

Handsomely made and crafted but lacking in any kind of intrigue or tension, Bridge of Spies is the kind of prestige picture that just sits on the screen and fails to engage emotionally. I hesitate to give much more in the way of venomous diatribe because the movie isn’t one that engenders anger, just boredom.

Film Review: Into the Woods

When those familiar chords of Sondheim’s Into the Woods began to play, I have to admit that I got extremely nervous, more than I would let on to my screening buddy. How would they manage to balance the various tones of the piece? Would they butcher the score?