
Monuments Men (2014)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - February 7th, 2014 - Movie ReviewsClooney’s Monuments Men a Well-Intentioned Disappointment George Clooney’s latest directorial effort The Monuments Men is both too much and too little both at the exact same time. The film is an episodic endeavor attempting to tell a story much larger and more fragmented than its 118 minute running time allows to be easily processed. At […]
Clooney’s Monuments Men a Well-Intentioned Disappointment George Clooney’s latest directorial effort The Monuments Men is both too much and too little both at the exact same time. The film is an episodic endeavor attempting to tell a story much larger and more fragmented than its 118 minute running time allows to be easily processed. At […]

Her (2013)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 20th, 2013 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsHer a Timely Spectacle of Intimacy, Heartbreak and Understanding Spike Jonze is as singular and as original a filmmaker as there is working today. The man behind such iridescent achievements as Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, the idiosyncratic filmmaker has outdone himself with the beguiling, multifaceted science fiction-influenced love story Her. Set in a Los […]
Her a Timely Spectacle of Intimacy, Heartbreak and Understanding Spike Jonze is as singular and as original a filmmaker as there is working today. The man behind such iridescent achievements as Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, the idiosyncratic filmmaker has outdone himself with the beguiling, multifaceted science fiction-influenced love story Her. Set in a Los […]

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 19th, 2012 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsBy the time the attack commenced my pulse was racing to such a degree I was worried I might be having a heart attack. Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty is a triumph. See it at once.
By the time the attack commenced my pulse was racing to such a degree I was worried I might be having a heart attack. Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty is a triumph. See it at once.

Red Dawn (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 21st, 2012 - Movie ReviewsThere is no reason for Red Dawn to exist.
There is no reason for Red Dawn to exist.

Lincoln (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 9th, 2012 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsMore than just an important piece of history, Lincoln is an enthralling sojourn into the mind of a leader driven to keep his nation intact and willing to do virtually anything to ensure those all residing within its borders achieve equality.
More than just an important piece of history, Lincoln is an enthralling sojourn into the mind of a leader driven to keep his nation intact and willing to do virtually anything to ensure those all residing within its borders achieve equality.

A Royal Affair (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 9th, 2012 - Movie ReviewsA Royal Affair is a tale of friendship, love and sacrifice the entire world needs to become more intimately familiar with.
A Royal Affair is a tale of friendship, love and sacrifice the entire world needs to become more intimately familiar with.

Sister (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 9th, 2012 - Movie ReviewsA second half twist takes things down a path I never could have anticipated, Meir moving Sister into noir-like territory that forced me to sit up straight and pay closer attention to all that was happening.
A second half twist takes things down a path I never could have anticipated, Meir moving Sister into noir-like territory that forced me to sit up straight and pay closer attention to all that was happening.

Smashed (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 9th, 2012 - Movie ReviewsSmashed tells a familiar story with subtle simplicity, never beating the audience over the head with its themes or ideas.
Smashed tells a familiar story with subtle simplicity, never beating the audience over the head with its themes or ideas.

Flight (2012)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 2nd, 2012 - Movie ReviewsFlight isn’t an easy sit. It doesn’t offer up comforting answers to the many questions it raises or deal in exaggerated platitudes an audience might find simplistically comforting.
Flight isn’t an easy sit. It doesn’t offer up comforting answers to the many questions it raises or deal in exaggerated platitudes an audience might find simplistically comforting.