Movie Reviews

“Haywire” — a Film Review by Gary Chew It was revealed this evening at a movie screening I attended that the US has a new secret weapon. No … Read more

“Shame” — a Film Review by Gary Chew You’d think seeing this film way back in Twenty-11 that I’d probably forgotten most of it by now, but since … Read more

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — A Film Review by Gary Chew The film had run only five minutes duration when something in my head told me that, before … Read more

“War Horse” | a film review by Gary Chew If you’ve seen it, imagine if you can, Joe Wright’s significant 2007 motion picture “Atonement.” Remember Wright’s lauded but … Read more

By Gary Chew Glut time now at the old movie house, people. Must write this tersely, Hemingway-like, if possible…   “War Horse”: Steven Spielberg’s visual stunner about WWI … Read more

Young Adult | A Film Review by Gary Chew It ‘s possible that Charlize Theron might be as good looking as she is at being a film actor. … Read more

“The Descendants” | a film review by Gary Chew What’s a dashing Hollywood liberal doing in a movie for which Kelsey Grammer might have been better suited? Hopefully, … Read more

“J. Edgar” | a film review by Gary Chew Unlike John Waters, director Clint Eastwood doesn’t have a sense of humor that would allow him to title his … Read more

“The Rum Diary”  — A Film Review by Gary Chew When Johnny Depp came into the frame as Paul Kemp, a reasonable facsimile of Hunter S. Thompson in … Read more

“Margin Call” | a film review by Gary Chew “Margin Call” suggests that it not only holds in Washington, DC that, if you want a friend, maybe you … Read more