American Hustle | Director David O. Russell | Score: 7.2 The ’70s were about many things, of course, many of which have already been so well documented as to become little more than a litany of tacky clichés and good…
Film Review: American Hustle
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Film: Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace | Director Scott Cooper | Score: 5.0 Here’s a helpful tip for all you burgeoning film directors who would dearly love some big names for your next low-budget indie: Just make sure your last film —…
Film Review: The Fighter
The Fighter | Director David O. Russell | Score: 7.8 To begin with, how can you even make a dramatic film about boxing anymore? You have two fully iconic films in Rocky and Raging Bull so steeped into the national…
The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right | Director Lisa Cholodenko | Score: 7.4 The characters and lives in Lisa Cholodenko’s films always appear fully realized and well-lived in, like a closet filled with slightly wrinkled and worn clothes. Her previous works,…