Shame

Reviewed by Julien R. Fielding on Jan 24, 2012

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will release its nominations list on Tuesday, and my guess is that “crowd pleasers,” such as The Artist and The Descendants, will get the most nods. Shame, which is an infinitely “better” film, might get one or two token nominations,...

Films of 2011 – Part 1

Reviewed by Julien R. Fielding on Jan 7, 2012

January is a slow month at the cinema. Since genuine new releases are few and far between, I tend to spend my winter break sitting on the futon and binging on all of the movies that I didn’t get to see during the following year. (Or, as I have done in past years, binging on all of the...

War Horse

Reviewed by Julien R. Fielding on Dec 28, 2011

War Horse begins with the birth of a single male colt. Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) witnesses the event, and is immediately taken with this beautiful animal. When the horse is old enough to be separated from his mother, he is taken to auction. Even though he’s there to buy a draft...