The Monuments Men (Film Review)

Have you ever said to yourself; “boy, I wish they made a film where museum directors, curators, and art historians form an army unit during WWII; with a goal to retake stolen art from Nazis”?  Neither have I; but that doesn't stop me from enjoying this unique war film about just such an event. 

That Awkward Moment (Film Review)

That Awkward Moment should have been called That Wasted Potential.  It takes some great talent and places them in a cliché driven film; filled with such an abundance of overused romance-comedy situations that a slightly genre savvy viewer could call every moment twenty scenes before they happen.  I will however give some credit to its title; That Awkward Moment can definitely get awkward at times (though not in the way it intended).

Film Reviewer Jr.'s Favorite Films of 2013: Part 2 (Film List)

Here’s Part 2 of my favorite films of 2013. If you haven’t already, go check out Part 1 linked here: film-reviewer-jrs-favorite-films-of-2013-part-1

Now let’s begin part 2:

Film Reviewer Jr.'s Favorite Films of 2013: Part 1 (Film List)

Another year has passed and another slew of films has been given to us viewers; ready for loving, hating or anything in between.  I've already celebrated the worst, now it’s time to celebrate the best! 

Nebraska (Film Review)

I’ll admit I have a problem judging trailers; often being turned away by them to films that end up being really good.  Just last year I nearly missed three films due to mediocre looking previews…they ended up being my favorite films of 2012.  Yet I've never had this problem worse than with the filmography of Alexander Payne.  About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants and Payne’s newest film Nebraska all have trailers that, for better use of words, were really boring and uninteresting.  This is somewhat understandable as Payne’s films are often about the long journey, where characters develop from dry to fascinating and have major character development by the end (which granted is quite difficult to show in 2 minutes, especially without major spoilers).  Yet just as the saying goes “never judge a book by its cover”, Payne has proven time and time again that his films are far greater than what their trailers suggest; Nebraska being no exception.