Movies

Unbroken – Competent, Measured, Distant and Uninspiring

Unbroken the movie – the story of Louie Zamperini based on the book by Laura Hildebrand (Seabiscut) – has all the right ingredients.  However, despite all of the resources available Angelina Jolie’s 2nd directorial effort while competent and hitting all its production marks – feels too measured, distant and ultimately uninspiring. It should be noted, the Read More…

Movies

Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance); Includes Everything – Especially The Kitchen Sink

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is thoroughly engaging and highly entertaining for all its 119 minutes in length.  Is it a film?  Yes, I guess so – technically.  But film would be too narrow a categorization for the creative work that is Birdman.  There is so much in and to Birdman I Read More…