Better movies are coming in the next couple of weeks, is what I kept repeating to myself as I sat through “Deadfall," an incredibly average thriller about people with father issues. Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde play Addison and Liza, two siblings who forged a very deep bond with one another during their young years when they’re alcoholic father put them through hell. Now they’re casino robbers on ... more >
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DEADFALL
Casino heist thrills and snow. Lots of it (snow)
Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde
Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
127 Hours
Every second counts
James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara
Directed by Danny Boyle
In movies nothing good ever happens on a mountain unless you’re Julie Andrews and then good things happen to you everywhere. There’s Kevin MacDonald’s documentary “Touching the Void” about a mountain-climbing expedition shot to hell. And what was that mountain disaster movie that at first advertised its cannibalism but later changed to a triumph of the human spirit angle? I‘m not sure if ... more >