The Tempest (2010)
The Tempest (2010) – The following review first appeared as part of a larger article (“Now in Theaters”) on 12ftdwende.com on 11 March 2011. Pretty well-written. That Shakespeare kid is going places, I think. Even if Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark completely obliterates Julie Taymor’s Broadway career, she can still make movies. Her previous Shakespearean … Continue reading
The Debt (2010)
The Debt (2010) – I don’t want to say too much about the story of The Debt. It is about three former Mossad agents: Rachel (Helen Mirren), David (Ciarán Hinds), and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson). Rachel and Stefan are divorced and their daughter (Romi Aboulafia) has just written a book about their legendary mission in which … Continue reading
Red (2010)
Red (2010) — Entertaining. There are laughs, shit blows up, and likeable actors act likeable. I’d say this movie delivers pretty much everything it promises in the trailer. Having never read the comic I can’t say whether or not it lives up to its source material. Don’t really care too much really. It may not … Continue reading
The Queen (2006)
The Queen (2006) — Now that I have finally seen all three I think this is the best of Peter Morgan’s “Blair Trilogy” with Michael Sheen. Of course in this film Sheen’s portrayal of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair takes a backseat to Helen Mirren’s deservedly Oscar-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II. There are … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 