‘Trance’ filled with small, unlikeable characters
Sometimes you just don’t like a movie. Trance is a new film from director Danny Boyle, best known for his films Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire. Trance is a well-made movie…
Jackie Robinson biopic a solid base hit
42 is pretty much a textbook example of a feel-good sports movie. Telling the story of Jackie Robinson and the fight to integrate baseball, the film has a lot of…
Novel provides glimpse into life of Charles Lindbergh’s wife
The Aviator’s Wife is a fictionalized version of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s life with Charles Lindbergh directly following his solo flight to Paris in 1927, following which he became the most famous…
‘Evil Dead’ remake pales in comparison to original trilogy
I really don’t know what to make of Evil Dead. When I heard that the iconic 1981 horror movie The Evil Dead was being remade, I was apprehensive. Full disclosure,…
‘The Croods’ is light family entertainment
The Croods is a light piece of family entertainment. The latest offering from DreamWorks Animation, it lacks the depth and crossover appeal of the best of last year’s crop of…
‘Stoker’ ends the 2013 film slump
Stoker is the first great movie of 2013. Directed by Korean director Park Chan-wook, best known in the U.S. for his film Oldboy, Stoker is as striking as it is…
‘Burt Wonderstone’ not so incredible
I really wish the dump months would end. Every year, in between the winter Oscar season and the summer movie months, major studios release the movies they aren’t as confident…
‘Beautiful Creatures’ is flawed but fun
Beautiful Creatures is a movie that grows on you, despite its imperfections. Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures…
The Beacon’s best films of the year
Oscar season is over, and that means it’s time for the most important movie awards ceremony in the nation to begin: Bera Dunau’s top 10 films of 2012! In all…
‘Die Hard’ disappoints
It’s pretty telling when the best parts of an action movie are the scenes without any action. A Good Day to Die Hard is a disappointment, less because of poor…