The Gospel Review
Writer-director Rob Hardy’s telling of ‘The Prodigal Son’ set against the backdrop of politics within the black church. Aside from mediocre writing, sloppy direction and uneven acting, it succeeds.
Writer-director Rob Hardy’s telling of ‘The Prodigal Son’ set against the backdrop of politics within the black church. Aside from mediocre writing, sloppy direction and uneven acting, it succeeds.
An Oscar-worthy performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman propels this quiet, slow-moving biopic of the flamboyant writer as he researches the case that would inspire ‘In Cold Blood.’
The feature film debut of Nick Park’s lovable claymation creations is literally a laugh-a-minute. If only the plot wasn’t so darn stupid.
Director David Cronenberg’s slow-moving meditation on violence and identity features some fine performances by Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello.
The boundless imagination of Tim Burton and his team of animators propels this thinly-plotted tale of a groom with cold feet and his even colder bride.
As preposterous, claustrophobic airplane thrillers go, this one gets extra points for Jodie Foster who puts her special brand of brink-teetering to good effect here.
If you like Nicholas Cage you’ll be mildly amused by Andrew Niccol’s dark comedy about a cynical gun runner and the despots who love him.
Fellow movie lover and reviewer with his own unique rating system which evaluates a movie’s Goodness AND Badness.
The sad tale of a young black man tortured and murdered in rural Mississippi fifty years ago.
Falling somewhere in quality between ‘The Exorcist’ and its forgettable sequels, this horror film disguised as a courtroom drama is a head-twisting, vomit-spewing good time.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |