In Cinemas. October 10, 2014 — The Judge, Dracula Untold, My Old Lady, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

http://youtu.be/z2E7M0obSN4 Above is a video review of The Skeleton Twins, Pride, and Gone Girl, and a preview of what's opening this week: The Judge, Dracula Untold, My Old Lady, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Or scroll down to read on. The Judge Robert Downey Jr. and his wife have a production company,…Read More

A Rosamund Pike primer

I've been spending this week enjoying Rosamund Pike's sudden ascension to stardom. If all the ink spilled on Gone Girl, along with its #1 box office status, is anything to go by, everyone's talking about the 34-year-old British thesp. I've enjoyed her movies for years, and it's great to see someone who has worked hard…Read More

Gone Girl review: Lurid, sleazy, bloody fun

Directed by David Fincher, written by Gillian Flynn, adapting her own novel I'll admit, I got about halfway through the novel. I appreciated the characterizations and the attention to detail, but didn't find it a compelling page-turner. Given the weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, I'm clearly in the minority. I could see…Read More