The Incredible Burt Wonderstone: Movie Review

Sweet, simple and mildly enjoyable but that doesn't add up to any laughs.

“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” did a wonderful job of casting the dynamic duo of Burt Wonderstone (Stevel Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) and establishing the look and feel for their “magical friendship” and then proceeded to completely destroy any chances for laughter and enjoyment. The very meager plot has Burt Wonderstone attempting to revive his career only to fail miserably.		2013 Directed by: Don Scardino Screenplay by: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley Starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin and Jim Carrey

How to Survive a Plague: Documentary Review

In some cases, words and actions can save a million lives.

“How to Survive a Plague” takes real footage from the 1980s and 90s fight for health among the homosexual community and allows us to accurately re-live the tragedy of the rise of AIDS worldwide and the political incompetence to do anything about it. Part of the excellence of this documentary is allowing the actual events to speak for themselves.		2012 Directed by: David France Screenplay by: David France, Tyler H. Walk and Todd Woody Richman Starring: Peter Staley, and Bob Rafsky
These activists had the foresight to record their conversations and protests, and these filmmakers had the foresight to know how to edit it to leave the power in the hands of those fighting.

Blancanieves: Movie Review

The twist to Snow White loses its emotional focus but maintains its ingenuity.

"Blancanieves" (literally Snow White in Spanish) places Snow White into 1920s Spain in black and white and classic silent film form. This version of Snow White not only takes on a Spanish twist, but a dark and gothic twist too; however, you will have to wait until the end for the latter twist to reveal itself. The beginning establishes the bullfighting setting with a Flamenco dancing flourish		2012, Spain Directed by: Pablo Berger Screenplay by: Pablo Berger Starring: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Macarena Garcia and Sofia Oria