Farmers’ rights film at the Hipp
By Tenley Ross | Nov. 12, 2014Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker are passionate about farmworkers’ rights, and that passion is coming to Gainesville.
Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker are passionate about farmworkers’ rights, and that passion is coming to Gainesville.
Writer and director Justin Simien’s new film, “Dear White People,” is a hilarious satire of racial politics and a welcome breath of fresh air. While the movie has its flaws, it is funny, pointed, honest and something we haven’t seen in recent modern films.
The dramatic how-to videos of the ‘90s, such as a McDonald’s training video and a 1997 instructional video “How to Have Cybersex on the Internet,” will come alive this weekend.
What happens when two Florida State University frat bro alumni get together?
If you’re expecting a show named after Batman’s crime-ridden hometown to be about the Dark Knight himself, Fox’s “Gotham” will turn off that mental bat signal.
This fall is the season of TV mediocrity. There isn’t a single show coming up that I’m over the moon about, as most prestige TV will air in the spring.
Can a movie be smart yet exceedingly dumb? Is it possible to look past empty dialogue, pointless action and shallow characters to recognize a film’s deeper message? Have I just been mercilessly trolled? These are questions I kept asking myself after seeing Luc Besson’s “Lucy”.
Roger Ebert is undoubtedly the most popular mainstream film critic in American history. People who usually don’t follow film know his name.
What is the American dream? Does it matter how we achieve it? How far can one go before they are unredeemable? These are all questions James Gray’s The Immigrant expects the audience to grapple with. Whether you find answers is not the film’s problem. The director James Gray is content to let the viewer come to their own decisions, which is both a weakness and strength for the film.
The 2013 Polish black-and-white film, “Ida”, which will end its two-week run at the Hippodrome State Theatre this Sunday, is both a nuanced study of 1960s Eastern Europe and a coming-of-age film that feels familiar and strange at the same time.
Ecoterrorism, the subject of Kelly Reichardt’s “Night Moves,” is a tricky topic to think about.
Disney’s “Maleficent” is so many things at once. It is a beautiful fairy tale. It is visually stunning. It is overdone. It is messy.
“Le Week-End,” playing at the Hippodrome State Theatre until June 5, is a small marvel of a film. Though it deals with a subject that (on the surface) is hard for college students to relate to — the boredom that grows in a long relationship — “Le Week-End” is still full of small, often devastating truths about the human condition we can all relate to.
I went into “X-Men: Days of Future Past” with high hopes. After a string of disappointing superhero movies – the latest Spider-Man, “Captain America: Winter Soldier,” the last stupid Thor — I was ready to get back to the glory days of the Batman trilogy.
The Spider-Man franchise did right by its fans when they chose Andrew Garfield for the series reboot, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” which premiered May 2 in the U.S. and earned about $92 million in its opening weekend. Though our superheroes have been and will be portrayed by many actors, we should appreciate when one performance so completely captures what we love about a familiar character.
It’s the most glorious time of the year. The days are hotter, the pools are sparkling, and each studio is releasing its best attempt to get your money. Here’s a guide to what you should see in theaters, wait for on Redbox or just skip altogether.
“Noah” is an insane movie experience.
MTV’s “Are You The One?” came to a close last week after a season full of relationship drama. Now the creators behind the hit show are looking for next season’s cast.
Ed. note: Spoilers ahead.