Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore take over the roles that Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie made famous in the 1976 Brian DePalma original. Kimberly Peirce’s remake is extremely faithful to that classic horror film, for better and for worse....
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What the Flick?! — All Is Lost
Alonso and I were both completely wowed by “All Is Lost,” which features a tour-de-force performance from Robert Redford in what is essentially a wordless role. This one is a must-see....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Kill Your Darlings
Alonso liked this film about the early days of the Beat Poets — specifically, Allen Ginsberg — way better than I did. I was cringing early and often at its self-seriousness, but really enjoyed Dane DeHaan’s performance....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — CBGB
A little quickie review of the painfully inauthentic “CBGB,” which merely scratches the surface of the 1970s NYC punk scene....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Escape From Tomorrow
A little quickie review of “Escape From Tomorrow,” s nightmarish fantasy which is notable mostly for director Randy Moore’s daring method of shooting underground at Disney theme parks. The film’s back story is more interesting than the film itself....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks gives a powerful performance in the tense and bloody “Captain Phillips,” based on the true story of Somali pirates who invaded an American cargo ship in 2009. Ben and Alonso liked this movie better than I did on What the Flick?!...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Gravity
Everything you’ve heard is true. Alfonso Cuaron’s latest film is a minor masterpiece: astonishingly beautiful and inescapably tense. See it in 3-D on the biggest possible screen you can find....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — A.C.O.D.
For all you Adam Scott fans out there, here’s the lead performance from him you’ve been waiting for. He’s great as the adult child of divorce of the film’s acronym title, surrounded by a strong supporting cast including Richard Jenkins, Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch....
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Runner Runner
We like Justin Timberlake. We like Ben Affleck. We did not, however, like the high-stakes gambling thriller “Runner Runner.”...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Parkland
I admired this movie for finding a different angle into an event that’s been depicted in so many ways — the JFK assassination — but ultimately the enormous (and enormously talented) cast just gets spread too thin....
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