Category Archives: 2014

Citizenfour is without question an extremely important topic for a documentary. I would even go so far as to say that humanity’s decision on Ed Snowden and his whistleblowing/treason will probably presage the future of the entire human race. If … Continue reading →

Interstellar is an amazingly captivating film. Conceptually sprawling, fearlessly wonky in its ideas and its dialog, and grounded by a superb performance by Matthew McConaughey (he is way better than he looked in the trailer, I should point out), this … Continue reading →

I get the impression that large segments of the population absolutely despise Keira Knightley. I think she is one hell of an underrated actress – about the only bad performance I’ve ever seen her give was in The Imitation Game (for which she … Continue reading →

I honestly can’t believe this film is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (or for Best Supporting Actor, for that matter). I can’t believe that critics are falling over themselves to praise it. Whiplash is worse than a … Continue reading →

My main reaction to Still Alice was anger. Anger that our government, and the governments of the world, spend trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars on these endless fucking wars – wars we are told are so damn important, … Continue reading →

I went into Wild with pretty low expectations, mainly because my wife did not care for the book. We mainly went to see Reese’s performance, both being big Reese Witherspoon fans. But the film exceeded expectations in almost every way, … Continue reading →

I have long admired Timothy Spall as an actor, but I left Mr. Turner thinking “what the fuck was that shit?!” The last hour and a half of the film, he pretty much just grunts, not that he had much … Continue reading →

It’s now a tradition here at Irreviews to see the Oscar-nominated animated shorts at IFC during the month before the Oscars, and to write some brief remarks about them. It’s a tradition that I’m coming to truly enjoy, despite never really … Continue reading →

I guess enough time has finally passed since the U.S. major media coordinated itself to destroy Gary Webb for his bold and courageous investigative reporting – honestly, I didn’t think a movie could ever be made on this subject, at … Continue reading →

This is Where I Leave You is a film that totally rides its very specific genera – “estranged extended family reunites under one roof for a period of time, drives each other crazy, and then caves in to a superficial … Continue reading →