Movie Reviews

J-Wire publishes reviews from Roz Tarszisz, Glen Falkenstein and James Berardinelli

La La Land – a movie review by Roz Tarszsisz

It has been a long time since a movie like this graced cinema screens.

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Little Men – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

It’s the little touches that make this tale of childhood friendship from director Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) so engaging.  The story spans a small arc but for those involved, the consequences are life changing.

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Golden Years – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

For the oldies in this British comedy caper, there’s nothing golden about their declining years. After a lifetime of upright citizenship, there’s no back up or recourse when their superannuation funds collapse.

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Rosalie Blum – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

It’s refreshing to watch a French film about ordinary people. .  Filmed in Nevers, a small town in rural France, it’s all about the characters and a plot which hinges on a series of coincidences.

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Mahana: a movie review by Glen Falkenstein

When I spoke with Mahana Director Lee Tamahori earlier this week he told me that westerns were a dead genre. Mahana may not be a western, but the genre’s spirit is alive and well in the accomplished Director’s confronting and visually rapturous thriller. [Read more]

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