Twitter Review: Lost, “Across the Sea”
The awaited Jacob/MIB episode of ‘Lost’ was penned by series bigwigs but merely underlined already-obvious moral relativism. Gallingly dull.
Tagged: Lost, Reviews, Television, Twitter, Twitter Reviews
Twitter Review: (500) Days of Summer
‘(500) Days of Summer’ has a good hook and nails relationship details, but it’s too cute and frustratingly undisciplined and self-satisfied.
Tagged: (500) Days of Summer, Marc Webb, Reviews, Romance, Twitter, Twitter Reviews
Twitter Review: An Education
Based on a memoir, the facile, impatient ‘An Education’ is incredible, and glosses over its most compelling element: the facilitating family
Twitter Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ balances Dahl’s aggressive oddity with Anderson’s preciousness; given Wes’ recent missteps, animation is a promising path
Twitter Review: Dead Snow
Movie-loving ‘Dead Snow’ deals engagingly with undying evil and pointless greed, but the Nazi-zombie trifle is mostly large with intestines.
Twitter Review: Sugar
‘Sugar’ too broadly sketches Iowa and cuts corners with baseball, but its subversion of sports-movie expectations is refreshingly authentic.
Tagged: Anna Boden, Baseball, Reviews, Ryan Fleck, Sports Movies, Sugar, Twitter, Twitter Reviews
Twitter Review: Where the Wild Things Are
Saddled with too much emotional baggage, the great-looking ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ is nearly joyless but in its goodbyes finds resonance
Twitter Review: Masters of Horror: Imprint
Blocked in the U.S., Miike’s ‘Masters of Horror’ episode is primal and fascinatingly transgressive, but the acting might be most horrifying.
Twitter Review: The House of the Devil
Retro horror ‘House of the Devil’ is so patient and sublimely creepy that it’s easy to forgive its ultimate silliness. An assured throwback.
Tagged: Horror, Reviews, The House of the Devil, Ti West, Twitter, Twitter Reviews
Twitter Review: Up in the Air
The nimble, expert ‘Up in the Air’ only seems to endorse its protagonist’s self-satisfied nihilism, but it fails to deeply pierce his armor.
Tagged: Jason Reitman, Reviews, Twitter, Twitter Reviews, Up in the Air
