Mud, the film Written and Directed by Johnathan Nichols (Take Shelter, Shotgun Series) is a treasure. The story is engrossing. It rivals what I believe are the standard bearers of this genre – Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Apt Pupil. Ironically all of these films were adapted from the same book of Read More…
Month: June 2013
Greenhorn on a Afternoon in June
On a sunny and warm afternoon in June I decided to take the girls (Shae Dog and Merry Dog) up Greenhorn Gulch. To think this five mile stretch of trail from the Greenhorn trail-head is gulch-like would be a mistake. The trail features a gentle slope, a creek of its namesake for the entirety, beaver Read More…
Shadow Dancer: Intelligence Lost via Franchise Scheduling? *** 1/2
Shadow Dancer is a compelling movie worthy of your time and money. Similar to Carol Reed’s **** Odd Man Out (1947) and Neil Jordan’s **** The Crying Game (1992), Shadow Dancer is an expertly paced thinking person’s Thriller about a conflict on the British Isles. At 106 minutes run-time there are no Computer Generated Images Read More…