A millennial teacher working in Beirut befriends her neighbor, an educated yet oppressed Lebanese housewife, and the two become partners in a murder and cover-up. Those are the essentials to need to know in “Are You Glad I’m Here,” a film that runs 85 minutes but in reality should’ve been cut down by about 30 minutes.
Category: Movie Review
Review: Creed
What made 1976’s Rocky such a brilliant and celebrated picture? At its heart, the movie wasn’t about boxing, or about a particular opponent. Rocky was about the struggle within. It was about overcoming yourself and exceeding expectations, regardless of winning or losing.
Review: Wonderful Nightmare
Any review of what is essentially a remake of a movie doesn’t have to turn on originality so much as execution of the story. And, for the most part, Wonderful Nightmare does exactly that, turning a thoroughly unlikable lead character Yeon-woo (Uhm Jung-hwa) until a more humbled version of herself by the end of the film.
Review: Jurassic World
Jurassic World appropriately pays homage to the first film, while forging ahead with its own personality and unabashedly campy jokes in what is ultimately a thoroughly enjoyable and thrilling summer popcorn flick.
Review: Edge of Tomorrow
The dazzling actions scenes of Transformers meets the loop in the space-time continuum of Groundhog Day in a perfect blend of heart-pounding action, well-told exposition and occasional touch of humor in Edge of Tomorrow.
Review: The Great Gatsby
That is the danger of attempting to remake an American classic. Push too hard, and the message becomes cumbersome. Attempt to over-stylize, and the message becomes lost all together.
Review: Ironman 3
I’m always wary when watching the third installment (the three-quil, if you will) of a movie series. Think Godfather 3, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Spiderman 3, or the Matrix Revolutions. Then again, there has been a reverse in the trend recently with The Dark Knight Rises, and now, with Ironman 3.
Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Has there ever been three movies so complementary of each other and so well executed that it has become the new standard bearer by leaps and bounds?
Review: Mission Impossible 4 — Ghost Protocol
Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol is an action movie that dazzles and captivates for the first hour and a half, and then overstays its welcome for the remaining 45 minutes. Because Ghost Protocol executes its first two action sequences so flawlessly, it ends up hurting itself in an anticlimactic ending. The first Mission Impossible came out 15 years ago and…
Review – Moneyball
Moneyball is a real-life underdog movie that happens to be about baseball. The story centers around Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his assistant GM, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). The two are charged with putting together a winning baseball team on a third of the budget that behemoths of the sport, such…