I hadn’t seen Dazed and Confused in five years or so before attending its 20th anniversary screening at the New York Film Festival on Thursday. But from the moment that the smoky opening tones of Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” filled the theater, I realized why Richard Linklater’s film will never get old or dated: because it…
For those who complain that Hollywood burdens us with an unrealistic view of love, we now have an antidote in Before Midnight, perhaps the first anti-romantic comedy. Whereas most romantic movies end at the first kiss, this film shows us what happens after the fantasy ends and reality begins. By design, it is less enjoyable…
Now that we have reflected on 2012 at the movies, it is time to look ahead. There is plenty to be excited about in 2013, whether you like comic-book blockbusters (Iron Man 3, Man of Steel), real-life drama (Captain Phillips, the Paul Greengrass/Tom Hanks drama about a Navy Captain abducted by Somali pirates), or moustaches…
