Last year, The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo and Midnight in Paris topped virtually everyone’s critical lists. For me, they topped my critical and personal top tens. This year was quite different, and ranking my critical top 10 films for the Southeast Film Critics Association ballots proved a bit of aContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: The Blue Bird The Blue Bird (1940) It’s always risky for a performer to go against type. Silent movie fans didn’t like it when Mary Pickford stepped out of her little girl roles. When Bill Murray played it straight in the remake of The Razor’s Edge (1984),Continue Reading
Blue Like Jazz ***1/2 Short Take: An indie faith-based comedy drama about a devout young man experiencing a crisis of faith, who puts his Christianity in the closet, while he attends a prestigious college. Reel Take: A few weeks back I heard a piece on NPR about a new nicheContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: “Titanic” Titanic (1953) With all the fanfare surrounding the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the release in 3-D of James Cameron’s 1997 film (see Clara Sofia’s Teen Review), it’s a perfect time to revisit Hollywood’s first version of the story, 1953’s Titanic starringContinue Reading
