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.

Point Break (2015)

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

Core and Wimmer don’t just make a bad movie, they make one so terrible it’s flabbergasting just how ghastly it actually is. Rarely have I ever wanted to walk out of a film before it was over. [Point Break (2015)] was one of those instances where I wished I could have done just that. You’ve been warned.

Core and Wimmer don’t just make a bad movie, they make one so terrible it’s flabbergasting just how ghastly it actually is. Rarely have I ever wanted to walk out of a film before it was over. [Point Break (2015)] was one of those instances where I wished I could have done just that. You’ve been warned.

The Revenant (2015)

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

I cannot help but wish The Revenant was more than the sum of its undeniably glorious parts…Iñárritu’s latest is still justifiably marvelous on so many levels dismissing it out of hand just wouldn’t be right. As a feat of filmmaking chutzpah, it’s one of 2015’s most intriguing offerings, the Academy Award-winning director proving once again he’s one of the gutsiest, more imaginative and absurdly confident auteur’s working in Hollywood today.

I cannot help but wish The Revenant was more than the sum of its undeniably glorious parts…Iñárritu’s latest is still justifiably marvelous on so many levels dismissing it out of hand just wouldn’t be right. As a feat of filmmaking chutzpah, it’s one of 2015’s most intriguing offerings, the Academy Award-winning director proving once again he’s one of the gutsiest, more imaginative and absurdly confident auteur’s working in Hollywood today.

The Big Short (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 23rd, 2015 - Movie Reviews

[The Big Short] breaks down all that happened and took place but does so in ways that are easy to understand and simple to digest, bringing together a ragtag group of eccentrics who end up making off like bandits, even if they don’t exactly feel too good about doing so afterwards.

[The Big Short] breaks down all that happened and took place but does so in ways that are easy to understand and simple to digest, bringing together a ragtag group of eccentrics who end up making off like bandits, even if they don’t exactly feel too good about doing so afterwards.

The Hateful Eight (2015)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 23rd, 2015 - Movie Reviews

Problem is, little of it is clear. Worse, most of it gets drowned in so much guts and gore, not to mention irredeemably abuse and sexism, listening to it is close to impossible. The Hateful Eight has lots to love, but just as much to abhor, making it something an elegant enigma that’s as frustrating as it is impressive.

Problem is, little of it is clear. Worse, most of it gets drowned in so much guts and gore, not to mention irredeemably abuse and sexism, listening to it is close to impossible. The Hateful Eight has lots to love, but just as much to abhor, making it something an elegant enigma that’s as frustrating as it is impressive.

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