SNOW WHITE
“The original film is not remembered fondly for its narrative, so there must have been an incessant amount of mental gymnastics to adapt this.”– Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr
“Snow White should do well as family entertainment but perhaps the best news is this: with the upcoming “live action” version of Lilo & Stitch, Disney is running out of animated features to remake.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
BLACK BAG
“Ultimately, it’s the cast’s understated collective anxiety that sells the film’s stakes, and Soderbergh’s trademark casual cool that sets up its political allegory while obscuring it at the same time.” – Andy Crump, Cool Material
OCTOBER 8
“October 8 makes no attempt to solve the issues between Israel and Palestinians. It isn’t a “Jewish film” in the sense that it’s not narrowcasting to a particular audience. It’s a message to all of America: the world’s oldest hate has staged a comeback – what are we going to do about it?” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
“Watching two veteran actors bringing their characters to life is one of many possible pleasures at the movies. Watching them struggle in vain against a script that’s just spinning its wheels is not. The Rule Of Jenny Pen – a purported psychological thriller – is the latter.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE
“My Dead Friend Zoe sounds like the title of a horror film, while in fact, it’s a comedy/drama that proves to be an emotionally powerful story about what life is like for veterans. You don’t have to have served to appreciate it, but if you did, it should resonate all the more strongly.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
THE MONKEY
“The Monkey might not aim to be high brow. But even for low brow it doesn’t satisfy.” – Randy Steinberg, Blast Magazine
CLEANER
“Cleaner is a crackerjack action film that takes its time setting things up and then tears loose. The cleverly plotted script has more originality than a dozen superhero movies.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
OLD GUY
“Old Guy meets expectations for an action comedy while harkening back to the similarly plotted Burt Reynolds film Breaking In (1989). Generational change is a story that will never get old.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies