Anyone familiar with the classic film The Apartment would think that a reunion between its director Billy Wilder, and its stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine would produce another charmer. Well, I'm here blabbering on the Internet to tell you that you're dead wrong. Reuniting just three years after their mega-hit, this distinguished trio produced…Read more Film Review: Irma la Douce (1963)
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Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Rarely has a director's aesthetic and thematic palette been as recognizable as Wes Anderson's. From the moment one see's the words "American Empirical Pictures" in the opening credits, or takes in the film's first breathtaking, immaculately composed shot, one already has some inkling of what the movie has in store. Unfortunately, in the 18 years…Read more Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Film Review: Husbands and Wives (1992)
Husbands and Wives is a wonderfully written, powerfully acted piece of cinema, which features two of the best supporting performances seen in a Woody film. While deeply (and painfully) insightful about relationships and human behavior, Husbands and Wives largely avoids the moody, onerous angst of several other Allen titles from this period (such as the laborious Another…Read more Film Review: Husbands and Wives (1992)
Adam Mohrbacher 