‘Film’ Archives
Brandon Gleeson, Don Cheadle team in Irish cop tale ‘The Guard’
There is no denying that “The Guard” knows how to leave the viewer with a good first impression. After opening with a fatal car accident involving a Volkswagen full of drug-addled teenagers, the film follows its protagonist, Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brandon Gleeson), as he ambles over to the [...]
UMSL adjunct Jack Snyder set to start work on new thriller entitled ‘Call Me on Tuesday’ on Wednesday
On September 7, filmmaker and University of Missouri-St. Louis media studies instructor, Jack Snyder, will begin shooting his second feature length film, making it his second film in the “Gateway City.” “Saint Louis is my home, so I really have no reason to make a film elsewhere,” Snyder [...]
Paul Rudd is hilarious as ‘Our Idiot Brother’ in sly comedy
Every family has one: the relative who is a bit of an idiot. “Our Idiot Brother” explores that notion in tongue-in-cheek, satiric fashion with a plot that mixes Chechov’s “Three Sisters,” a bit of “Candide” and a comedic take on Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot.” Paul Rudd, Zooey [...]
‘Point Blank’ is non-stop action, in a crime thriller
“Point Blank” is a crime thriller that runs full bore right out of the gate. A wild-ride of chase and thrills with a Hitchcock-like everyman resides at its center, a male nurse who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets caught between warring crime figures. How much [...]
‘Water for Elephants’ is respectful if tame adaptation
Movie adaptations of bestselling novels are always problematic. The film has to be faithful enough to the book to satisfy fans yet also create a fulfilling film experience that works for those who have not read it. “Water for Elephants” succeeds in the first half of that challenge but less so [...]
