Perspective from Flyover Country
Wildly ambitious, visually sumptuous, and head-achingly confounding, Cloud Atlas is an experience that aims to be profoundly moving. Whether it succeeds is another matter entirely.
Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, and Alex Pettyfer star in Steven Soderbergh's new film, which is set in a Florida strip club but revolves around matters of the heart.
Three indies are opening locally today, June 22: 'Your Sister's Sister.' Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt play sisters who reunite at a remote cabin in the company of recovering friend Mark Duplass. Advance reviews have been mixed to positive. (Landmark Magnolia.) Not previewed. 'The Woman in the Fifth.' An American novelist (Ethan Hawke) hopes to... Continue Reading →
Three indies are opening locally today, June 22: 'Your Sister's Sister.' Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt play sisters who reunite at a remote cabin in the company of recovering friend Mark Duplass. Advance reviews have been mixed to positive. (Landmark Magnolia.) Not previewed. 'The Woman in the Fifth.' An American novelist (Ethan Hawke) hopes to... Continue Reading →
Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, and Noomi Rapace star in Ridley Scott's prequel to 'Alien.'
Delightful and droll, Despicable Me is also refreshingly modest. And it's fun. All animated films fall under the shadow of mighty Pixar, which has set the gold standard. But that doesn't mean that every animated film must follow the same pattern. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, Despicable Me is less story-driven and more... Continue Reading →
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