Author: Juan Barquin
Master, The (2012)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is a masterful exploration of two men that features amazing performances from everyone in the cast.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Tim Burton’s adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl novel of the same name could have been great, but ends up a messy flick with one of Depp’s worst performances to date.
Ace Attorney (2012)
In a true blend of multiple genres he’s tackled before, Takashi Miike captures the essence of the Phoenix Wright games without losing his own style.
Compliance (2012)
Craig Zobel’s look at a dark, twisted crime that really happened teeters the line between being exploitative and not, while delivering an impressive movie.
Woman in Chains
Clouzot’s final film is a psychosexual rollercoaster filled to the brim with color that tells of a love triangle between a photographer, an artist, and a lonely housewife.
Newsroom, The – Season 1
Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom is a show about a group of people who work on a cable show called News Night that, unfortunately, is a pretty big mess.
Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman’s return to cinema is charming as can be and features a wonderful performance by Greta Gerwig.
Margaret (2011)
Margaret has its masterful moments, but its ambitions to achieve a grand-scale, operatic tale of pure emotion fall flat.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Benh Zeitlin’s debut isn’t quite the masterpiece that everyone makes it out to be, but instead a mixed bag of good and bad ideas helped along by solid performances.