There is a lot of cross reference to them as a contemporary Bonnie and Clyde.

If you like Vin Diesel, no problem here. It is definitely a Vin Diesel vehicle, a Vin diesel entertainment.

Since dogs cannot be interviewed, filmmakers have to create a situation for them to exhibit their personalities and engage with audiences.

Intimacy achieved by the movie's style and camera and Mr. Mendes's obvious devotion to what he's doing.

The Kingmaker is a thoroughly entertaining primer on the past, present, and perhaps future of Filipino politics.

‘The Cave’ is also something of a talking-dog movie: You’re astounded it exists, never mind what it has to say.

“Corpus Christi” presents us with something of a chewable paradox: Is the church, the conduit of salvation, denying Daniel salvation?

Unlike a lot of historical drama, it eschews romanticization and gives one a real sense of how brutal life must have been in the early 400s A.D.

Sadly, the battles for independence from men, marriage, sexual norms, and the “weakness” of compassion are the noteworthy crusades.

I feared that the other interpretation of Emma. with a ‘full stop’ would be some revisionist, feminist characterization of the central character.

 So the overall effect winds up being more sadistic than satiric.

How much we have to learn from our elders, yet how infrequently we quiet ourselves to really listen to their wisdom.

What we lack is a real Vader, even a Tapia-level villain. Ours spends most of the film barking orders on the phone, her plotting like an incantation, more of the same.

“Blinded” could easily become a timeless coming of age classic like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Breakfast Club.

 It tells Patrick’s story as he recorded it, filled with grace and devoid of legends and embellishments.

It gains credibility by portraying the sad truth that, however anxious Jeremy may be to help, there are times when Melissa must suffer alone.

The real joy of a fake priest.

The Two Popes leaves one changed.

It is interesting to know that Affleck, who has been in and out of rehab, who plays this role in a deeply-felt and convincing manner, was in rehab for much of the filming.

Yet, in combination with all the pagan hocus-pocus, it does smack of a New Age outlook on the world.