In order to have a career as long and storied as The Hollywood Masters’ guest William Friedkin, one must be resilient–even in the face of bronchitis and a lively crowd of students. Despite being under the weather, Friedkin managed to be his gregarious self, which led to a raucously funny and introspective night with Stephen Galloway. On
One of the most thoroughly composed Marvel movies, many will tell you that Captain America: The Winter Soldier represents the next step in the Marvel cinematic universe, moving the plot towards Avengers 2 with incredible speed. But is it a good film? I’m happy to report Captain America: The Winter Soldier is indeed a good
The best way to describe Nyphomaniac is that it’s a screening experience you aren’t likely to have watching another film. Sure there will be movies that are as thought provoking or movies you’ll like better, but I doubt there will be anything as unique as the new Lars von Trier flick. Now this isn’t to
When I found out that Darren Aronfosky would be following up one of my favorite films (Black Swan) with a take on Noah, I was definitely intrigued. How would this incredibly visionary director tackle the tale? Would it hew close to the Bible or would he make big changes? Well, after viewing the film its
Originally posted at ScottFeinberg.com Submitted for Oscar’s Foreign Language category, the Icelandic film Of Horses and Men missed the shortlist for this year’s Oscars. That miss however doesn’t speak to the quality of this film. Told as a series of interconnecting stories involving a small town and their relationship with horses, a stunning film that
By all accounts Divergent should have been a good movie. It has interesting actors, and Oscar winner playing the villain and a decent director. Unfortunately, this movie doesn’t manage to translate its wonderful source material to the screen with any kind of aplomb. Divergent, for folks not in the know, tells the story of the