Posts Tagged ‘colin’
Hugo, Marilyn: Blasts From the Past
Glories of cinema history come to life in these two films.KRISTIAN LIN
This season seems to have brought us a lot of filmmakers reaching into cinema’s distant past for stories. My Week With Marilyn takes its cue from the 1950s, while Hugo goes back to the very beginnings of film, and the upcomin...
Fright Night: Meet the Neighbor
For a wig-flipper, this remake hits the spot.STEVE STEWARD
The latest in Hollywood’s slovenly 21st-century penchant for remakes, Fright Night updates the blood-spattered 1985 vampire classic with ample humor and pitch-perfect performances, seasoned with some charmingly low-budget dig...
Firth of Force
KRISTIAN LINTalented though he is, Colin Firth has never shown that much range. While his close contemporary Hugh Grant has made a career out of playing different variations on the same randy bon vivant, Firth has made his largely by playi...
Teen Dreams
Kristian LinThe title of American Teen makes me suspicious. Just as it was with the excellent late-1990s TV miniseries American High, the word “American” in the title gives off the unwelcome impression that these documentaries ...
Bad Omens
Even with great performances and direction, Cassandra’s Dream still takes on water.Kristian Lin
The word has been atypically slow getting out about Woody Allen’s latest thriller Cassandra’s Dream.
Lots of Plots
Big TicketThe KinoMonda film series at TCU does something unprecedented this Wednesday. The organizer is presenting a double bill of movies from across the Atlantic, markedly different in tone but both containing multitudes of characters...