Norm of the North (2016)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 15th, 2016 - Movie Reviews

Norm of the North a monumentally insipid misfire that’s proof that agreeing with the filmmakers’ point-of-view doesn’t mean one is going to enjoy the resulting motion picture, and parents taking their kids to watch this one better watch out for social services because buying them a ticket might be akin to a form of child abuse.

Norm of the North a monumentally insipid misfire that’s proof that agreeing with the filmmakers’ point-of-view doesn’t mean one is going to enjoy the resulting motion picture, and parents taking their kids to watch this one better watch out for social services because buying them a ticket might be akin to a form of child abuse.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 14th, 2016 - Movie Reviews

I don’t know what to make of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi other than to say it is as troublesome as it is impressive; and while I respect the director choosing to go out on this particular limb that doesn’t mean I believe he was the right person to undertake the job of doing so.

I don’t know what to make of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi other than to say it is as troublesome as it is impressive; and while I respect the director choosing to go out on this particular limb that doesn’t mean I believe he was the right person to undertake the job of doing so.

Cherry Tree (2016)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 8th, 2016 - Movie Reviews

Cherry Tree is the pits, and there’s little more to say other than that.

Cherry Tree is the pits, and there’s little more to say other than that.

The Forest (2016)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 8th, 2016 - Movie Reviews

If only The Forest wanted to be more than it is, attempted to explore the more interesting interpersonal emotional tangents it continually hints at wanting to look at yet infuriatingly never does, then maybe it could have been something glorious. Instead, the film feels more like an expertly crafted missed opportunity, a suspense opus filled with some solidly intriguing ideas that for some reason it refuses to investigate.

If only The Forest wanted to be more than it is, attempted to explore the more interesting interpersonal emotional tangents it continually hints at wanting to look at yet infuriatingly never does, then maybe it could have been something glorious. Instead, the film feels more like an expertly crafted missed opportunity, a suspense opus filled with some solidly intriguing ideas that for some reason it refuses to investigate.

45 Years (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 1st, 2016 - Four-Star Corner Movie Reviews

[45 Years] is a tale with no heroes, no villains, just one filled with life, loss, understanding and, most of all, love, Kate and Geoff’s journey towards their anniversary party as universal and as human as any that has ever graced the screen.

[45 Years] is a tale with no heroes, no villains, just one filled with life, loss, understanding and, most of all, love, Kate and Geoff’s journey towards their anniversary party as universal and as human as any that has ever graced the screen.

Concussion (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 25th, 2015 - Movie Reviews

As handsomely composed as Concussion (2015) is, there is a rudimentary staleness difficult to get beyond, the film never rising to the same heights as 2015’s other major procedural, Tom McCarthy’s close to brilliant Spotlight.

As handsomely composed as Concussion (2015) is, there is a rudimentary staleness difficult to get beyond, the film never rising to the same heights as 2015’s other major procedural, Tom McCarthy’s close to brilliant Spotlight.

Daddy’s Home (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 25th, 2015 - Movie Reviews

Daddy’s Home is too inconsequential and slight to matter, the fact it does so little with its primary female character only augmenting my feelings on this front a substantial amount. Ferrell and Wahlberg remain a potent comedy team; I just hope the next time they join forces it’s in a better movie than this one ultimately, and sadly, proves itself to be.

Daddy’s Home is too inconsequential and slight to matter, the fact it does so little with its primary female character only augmenting my feelings on this front a substantial amount. Ferrell and Wahlberg remain a potent comedy team; I just hope the next time they join forces it’s in a better movie than this one ultimately, and sadly, proves itself to be.

Joy (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 25th, 2015 - Movie Reviews

If American Hustle was Russell’s Martin Scorsese meets Sidney Lumet movie, than Joy is where he’s stomping into Billy Wilder meets Preston Sturges meet Robert Altman territory with gleeful conviction. A sprawling cast of characters, over-the-top narrative arcs, larger-than-life bursts of emotional exuberance, a cacophony of voices strung together like a symphonic operetta, the director is reaching for the stars in much the same way as his protagonist is.

If American Hustle was Russell’s Martin Scorsese meets Sidney Lumet movie, than Joy is where he’s stomping into Billy Wilder meets Preston Sturges meet Robert Altman territory with gleeful conviction. A sprawling cast of characters, over-the-top narrative arcs, larger-than-life bursts of emotional exuberance, a cacophony of voices strung together like a symphonic operetta, the director is reaching for the stars in much the same way as his protagonist is.

Mustang (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 25th, 2015 - Movie Reviews

Both a celebration of the human spirit as well as an emotional wallop as patriarchal prejudices conspire to deprive five sisters of their seemingly unbreakable familial bond, this is a remarkably prescient story that feels as if it were ripped from the headlines, it’s last moments darn near close to perfect.

Both a celebration of the human spirit as well as an emotional wallop as patriarchal prejudices conspire to deprive five sisters of their seemingly unbreakable familial bond, this is a remarkably prescient story that feels as if it were ripped from the headlines, it’s last moments darn near close to perfect.

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