Saturday, August 22, 2015

"Opinions Were Like Kittens, I Was Giving Them Away."

Hi.

Here's some writing:

1) My RogerEbert.com review of The Vatican Tapes, a demonic possession horror film helmed by Crank co-director Mark Neveldine: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-vatican-tapes-2015

2) My Village Voice review of Unexpected, a dismal what-to-expect-when-you're-expecting drama from co-writer/director Kris Swanberg, wife of Joe: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/unexpected-6387791

3) My Village Voice review of Jack Strong, a good-enough spy thriller set in Cold War-era Poland: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/jack-strong-7305812

4) My Village Voice review of Staten Island Summer, a so-so one-last-summer-party teen sex comedy starring a bunch of recent Saturday Night Live players: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/teen-sex-comedy-staten-island-summer-works-best-if-you-re-hard-up-7415904

5) My RogerEbert.com review of Wild City, the latest film written and directed by City on Fire director Ringo Lam: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wild-city-2015

6) My Village Voice review of Paulo Coelho's Best Story, an undistinguished biopic about the author of The Alchemist: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/the-alchemist-author-doesn-t-quite-come-to-life-in-paulo-coelho-s-best-story-7415908

7) My Village Voice review of A Lego Brickumentary, a disappointing documentary about Duplo, I MEAN LEGO: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/a-lego-brickumentary-6386868

8) My RogerEbert.com review of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, a mostly fine new film from Alien: Resurrection director Jean-Pierre Jeunet: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-young-and-prodigious-ts-spivet-2015

9) My Village Voice review of Call Me Lucky, Bobcat Golthwait's dock-portrait of Boston comedian Barry Crimmins: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/bobcat-goldthwait-s-call-me-lucky-is-a-smart-portrait-of-a-hothead-truth-teller-7440197

10) My Village Voice review of Assassination, a bloated but fun South Korean spy/war thriller:http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/assassination-amsal-7406798

11) My Village Voice review of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, an underwhelming cartoon adaptation of, uh, see title: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/kahlil-gibrans-the-prophet-6387304

12) My Village Voice review of Shaun the Sheep Movie, a fun new film by Aardman Animations: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/shaun-the-sheep-6387652

13) My RogerEbert.com review of We Come As Friends, a tedious documentary about the "alien," neo-colonialist nature of Western (and Chinese) philanthropists in contemporary South Sudan: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/we-come-as-friends-2015

14) My RogerEbert.com review of One and Two, an unmoving coming-of-age fantasy starring Sally Draper: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/one-and-two-2015

15) My Village Voice review of Some Kind of Beautiful, an awful romantic-comedy, but a decent contender for worst film of 2015: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/some-kind-of-beautiful-how-to-make-love-like-an-englishman-7299358 

16) My Village Voice review of The Curse of Downers Grove, a cheap, but satisfying "teen angst" picture that also happens to be co-adapted by Bret Easton Ellis: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/the-curse-of-downers-grove-7332912

17) My RogerEbert.com review of Sinister 2, an inadequate, but superior sequel: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sinister-2-2015