http://filmwonk.net Reviews, critiques, and general film-wonkery. Mon, 07 May 2012 17:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://filmwonk.net/2011/05/25/siff-roundup-another-earth-kosmos/#comment-1113 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:19:05 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4638#comment-1113 [...] in indie sci-fi, and I say that even as someone who was not a fan of her well-intentioned flop Another Earth. Marling’s performance was very nearly the saving grace of that film, and is surely one of [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2009/12/17/james-camerons-avatar-a-savage-and-gorgeous-eden/#comment-1106 Thu, 03 May 2012 22:57:08 +0000 http://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=1469#comment-1106 [...] the test of time? Find out below! Additionally, you’ll hear our windswept heroes expound on Avatar and the lamentable state of 3D cinema [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/05/31/filmwonk-podcast-episode-11-littlerock-siff-review/#comment-1019 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:23:50 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4743#comment-1019 [...] Atsuko Okatsuka as Atsuko in Littlerock [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/02/26/2011-glennies-part-3-best-actoractress/#comment-1018 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:22:48 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=6322#comment-1018 [...] 2011 Glennies, Part 3: Best Actor/Actress [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/01/18/2011-glennies-part-2-best-supporting-actoractress/#comment-1017 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:22:46 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=6096#comment-1017 [...] « Previous | Next » [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/01/07/2011-glennies-part-1-best-picture-top-10-films-of-2011/#comment-1016 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:22:14 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5812#comment-1016 [...] « Previous | Next » [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/02/26/2011-glennies-part-3-best-actoractress/#comment-1015 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:22:03 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=6322#comment-1015 [...] 2011 Glennies, Part 3: Best Actor/Actress [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/01/07/2011-glennies-part-1-best-picture-top-10-films-of-2011/#comment-1014 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:20:06 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5812#comment-1014 [...] 2011 Glennies, Part 1: Best Picture (Top 10 Films of 2011) [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/05/15/jodie-fosters-the-beaver-everyone-loves-a-trainwreck-but-there-are-limits/#comment-1013 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:20:01 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=4508#comment-1013 [...] my review: This performance may be hard to write about, but it was even harder to watch. The beaver persona [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/06/06/matthew-vaughns-x-men-first-class-sprawling-epic-and-thoughtful/#comment-1012 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:19:57 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4773#comment-1012 [...] Each of these performances is individually strong, with Fassbender’s intense and ruthless physicality contrasting nicely with McAvoy’s poise, charm, and control. But what makes this film work is the relationship between the two – the yin and yang that is so central to both the development of Magneto as a character and the film’s powerful climactic moment. This is an intense and complex relationship – utterly unmatched on screen this year, and it owes heavily to both actors’ performances. More on their individual performances in my review. [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/10/24/michel-hazanavicius-the-artist-everything-old-is-new-again/#comment-1011 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:19:51 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5481#comment-1011 [...] my review: Jean Dujardin is forced to convey a great deal of emotional nuance through Valentin’s slightest [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2010/01/05/2009-glennies-part-2-best-supporting-actress/#comment-1010 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:19:48 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=1682#comment-1010 [...] can I say? I’m a sucker for actresses playing actresses, and Bejo is a total charmer as up-and-coming talkie actress Peppy Miller. Her chemistry with [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/12/26/filmwonk-podcast-episode-15-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-young-adult/#comment-1009 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:19:44 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5742#comment-1009 [...] I mentioned on our “Ladies’ Night” podcast, I was wary about seeing Rooney Mara in this role, because the only other [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2012/01/18/2011-glennies-part-2-best-supporting-actoractress/#comment-1008 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:19:42 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=6096#comment-1008 [...] thrall of a surly acting teacher and under near-instantaneous hostility with her new film’s intense and egotistical director. While her relationship with Branaugh’s character is never much more affecting or complex [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/09/27/filmwonk-podcast-episode-13-jonathan-levines-5050/#comment-1007 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:33:44 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5434#comment-1007 [...] Kendrick as Katherine in 50/50 Rate this: Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitterDiggStumbleUponRedditLike this:LikeBe the first to [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/09/27/filmwonk-podcast-episode-13-jonathan-levines-5050/#comment-926 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:39:02 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5434#comment-926 [...] Kendrick as Katherine in 50/50 Advertisement GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", "other"); [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/11/22/martin-scorseses-hugo-a-masterpiece-of-bipolar-cinema/#comment-925 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:38:48 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5550#comment-925 [...] to elevate even the more cookie-cutter moments surrounding the revelation of his true identity. From my review: Kingsley’s performance is marvelous, delivering just the right blend of sadness and intrigue. [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2010/02/07/peter-jacksons-the-lovely-bones-theres-really-no-upside-to-child-murder/#comment-924 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:38:40 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=1949#comment-924 [...] such an overwhelmingly fetishistic comic farce needed. I would sooner rewatch Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones than ever revisit this performance, but it was undeniably one of the best of the [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/03/28/filmwonk-podcast-episode-9-zack-snyders-sucker-punch/#comment-923 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:38:36 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4466#comment-923 [...] it never be said that I hold a mean grudge… I hated virtually everything about this film, including the character of Blue Jones, but this will be one of the few awards [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/12/18/steven-spielbergs-war-horse-beasts-battle-and-the-perplexing-notion-of-nobility/#comment-875 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:31:02 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5627#comment-875 [...] Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” – Beasts, battle, and the perplexing notion o… [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/11/22/martin-scorseses-hugo-a-masterpiece-of-bipolar-cinema/#comment-874 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:59 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5550#comment-874 [...] From my review: Hugo strives to be both a children’s adventure film and a poignant drama about the burden of a forgotten artist, and it largely succeeds as both. What’s more, for any auteurists out there, it certainly feels like a personal project for Martin Scorsese, whose marvelous body of work is fortunate enough to exist in a century with both the technology and inclination to preserve it. No one quite knows how their creative efforts might be remembered in future generations, but this film deftly argues that such efforts ought to be remembered and cherished. What truly makes this is a great family film is not just the zany and inoffensive hijinks that it shares with so many other blockbusters, but also this message, subtly woven throughout a story that is quite worth telling. [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/09/27/filmwonk-podcast-episode-13-jonathan-levines-5050/#comment-873 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:55 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5434#comment-873 [...] FilmWonk Podcast – Episode #13: Jonathan Levine’s “50/50″ [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/12/26/filmwonk-podcast-episode-15-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-young-adult/#comment-872 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:55 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5742#comment-872 [...] « Previous | [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/12/26/filmwonk-podcast-episode-15-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-young-adult/#comment-871 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:52 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=5742#comment-871 [...] FilmWonk Podcast – Episode #15: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, “Young&nb… [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/10/24/michel-hazanavicius-the-artist-everything-old-is-new-again/#comment-870 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:44 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5481#comment-870 [...] my review… The Artist crafts a complex character’s journey without overly relying on title cards, and [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/06/06/matthew-vaughns-x-men-first-class-sprawling-epic-and-thoughtful/#comment-869 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:29 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4773#comment-869 [...] a 80s laser rock opera than a 60s Cold War reimagining. But I didn’t mention that in my original review, because there was just so much else to love about this film. Michael Fassbender‘s [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/07/08/filmwonk-podcast-episode-12-michael-bays-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/#comment-868 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:25 +0000 http://filmwonk.net/?p=4850#comment-868 [...] contenders (the latter just barely missing out on this list). Even after Michael Bay descended into robotic madness, directors Justin Lin, Rupert Wyatt, and illustrious Pixar veteran Brad Bird have come along to [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/08/07/rupert-wyatts-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-a-rare-species-of-intelligent-blockbuster/#comment-867 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:30:23 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=4954#comment-867 [...] a bit here, but I must say – this was a solid year for the action blockbuster. Fast Five, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol were all impressive contenders (the latter just barely [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/10/24/michel-hazanavicius-the-artist-everything-old-is-new-again/#comment-775 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:55:23 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5481#comment-775 [...] and without getting into too many specifics, Hugo is the latest of several films (along with The Artist and My Week With Marilyn) to turn a nostalgic eye toward filmmaking techniques of old. Of those [...]

]]> http://filmwonk.net/2011/09/03/seattles-one-reel-film-festival-2011-saturday-roundup/#comment-670 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:39:46 +0000 https://filmwonk.wordpress.com/?p=5100#comment-670 [...] week, Glenn stumbles forth from a weekend of short film madness to join Daniel and review 50/50, a new comedic drama from director Jonathan Levine and screenwriter [...]

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