When I am not posting articles
here at North/South Film, I also cover film news and events in New Orleans for several
different outlets, mainly examiner.com.
After putting in my dues for a couple of years, I finally started getting
invited to local press screenings and Hollywood studio-backed events.
Most of the movies I get to
review are indie, foreign, and documentaries, but every now and then, I get to
attend advanced screenings of the big-name films – and I have
posted those reviews on North/South (The Monuments Men, Lone Survivor, Inside Llewyn Davis, American Hustle, etc.).
But instead of double-posting all my reviews both here and there, I decided to do a monthly film review round-up with links to all my published reviews in one post. I have admittedly slacked off (and I know everyone has been waiting anxiously for some more of my reviews), so here is a new set, including a few Oscar nominated films worth checking out as well.
Lots of these movies are still in theaters or can be seen On Demand/DVD. So
if you would like to read one, some, or all of them . . . check out the
reviews after the jump (and thanks for reading!):
(CLICK THE ORANGE HIGHLIGHTED LINKS TO READ EACH REVIEW)
The Broken Circle Breakdown
( * * * * * out of 5 stars)
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film
Cutie and the Boxer
( * * * * out of 5 stars)
Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary
Short Term 12
( * * * * * out of 5 stars)
One of my absolute favorite films of the year
The Selfish Giant
( * * * * ½ out of 5 stars)
A wonderful, low-key British indie that got lots of love at international film festivals
The Rocket
( * * * ½ out of 5 stars)
Australia's official submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film
The Armstrong Lie
( * * * out of 5 stars)
Shortlisted for Best Documentary Oscar, but did not make it
into the final five nominations
Solomon Northup’s Odyssey
( * * ½ out of 5 stars)
1984 made-for-TV (PBS) movie adaptation of 12 Years a Slave
- and -
Read my review of 12 Years a Slave ( * * * * * out of 5 stars) and my pick for Best Film of 2013 here:
Escape from Tomorrow
( * * * out of 5 stars)
The much buzzed about micro-indie that was filmed in
secret/illegally at Disney theme parks
Broadway Idiot
( * * * * out of 5 stars)
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the American
Idiot stage musical based on the album by punk rock band Green Day
CBGB
( * * out of 5 stars)
A dramatization of the founding and rise of the infamous
CBGB music club in 1970s and 80s New York
Informant
( * * * out of 5 stars)
My review and interview with the director on his documentary
about radical left-wing activist turned FBI informant, Brandon Darby
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