The film is mostly a sobering dramatization of a true and controversial story in recent Connecticut history.
It’s almost impossible for the film to honor its predecessor without lapsing into contrived and preordained formula.
Robert Budreau strip-mines the life of an amazing musician for the purpose of mounting yet another comeback story.
Throughout, Helen Hunt obsequiously tends to her character’s evolution as a parent through a flagrant indulgence of sitcom-ish scenarios.
A paltry offering of bad-looking archival interviews is, sadly, all Echo Bridge shelled out for.
Even as tropes arrive in full force, exceptions to boilerplate good-versus-evil scenarios make occasional appearances.
Case 39 impresses in its respect for cinematic space and simple, albeit effective, devices.
Battlestar Galactica gets a reputation for being a dark show, and some of that is well-deserved.
David S. Goyer’s film subsumes genuine emotion beneath mountains of pretentious aesthetics.
Amnon Buchbinder’s very-Canadian Whole New Thing may be the thorniest film on the cine-block.
Starbuck’s death resonated with the characters who cared about her most.
Cedric the Entertainer gets hit on the head and loses his memory in Code Name: The Cleaner, a condition likely to be desired by anyone foolish enough to sit through Les Mayfield’s comedy.
In the fourth episode of its third season, Battlestar Galactica goes all-out war movie.
Like a ghost, Bob Clark’s film is impossible to pin down.
If you listen carefully, you might be able to hear the kettle-fried pork rinds crowd rejoicing.