Festival Review Archive
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NYFF 2012- Life of Pi
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Based on the 2001 best seller, Life of Pi examines the powers of faith amongst the backdrop of one fantastically unbelievable tale. A lush, vivid journey of chance wrapped inside a boorish shell of exposition,... -
NYFF 2012- Hyde Park on Hudson
Posted on September 25, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman In certain contexts, Bill Murray and Franklin Delano Roosevelt are simply two of the most polarizing figures in American history. Murray’s portrayal of the 32nd President has already caused enough of a draw to propel... -
NYFF 2012- Passion
Posted on September 23, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Highly reminiscent of his deflated bust Femme Fattale, Brian De Palma’s Passion lands on a growing list of this year’s accidental comedies. A remake of the 2 year old French film, Crime d’amour, Passion is... -
Tribeca 2012 Mini Reviews- Fairhaven,Free Samples, Revenge for Jolly!, and Struck by Lightning
Posted on April 30, 2012 | No CommentsReviews by Matthew Schuchman Fairhaven- Follow a group of whiny friends reconnect after the loose cannon of three returns for the funeral of his estranged father. A cast of characters who never lived up to their dreams come to shockingly... -
Tribeca 2012- Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Our airwaves are packed with overbearing, malicious personalities that rile up mobs of rabid fans who believe everything that spout out of their “leader’s” mouths. Bill O’Reilly, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, etc. While... -
Tribeca 2012- The Russian Winter
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Everyone wants to attain a high level of success. When one reaches the highest level at a young age, it seems things can’t go wrong. For John Forte`, success took him down a strange road... -
Tribeca 2012-Caroline and Jackie
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Undeniably, there will always be exceptions–but in general the members of an atomic family will be close, even when one may be a troublemaker. The bond between sisters seems unbreakable in most cases; it’s something... -
Tribeca 2012-Graceland
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 1 CommentMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman There’s no place in existence that’s crime free. While America is a hot bed for violent, unexplainable, vile crimes; a level of equally atrocious events take place in other sections of the world as if... -
Tribeca 2012-Wavumba
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Every piece of folklore I’m familiar with is older than my living family. The things I’m familiar with–and I would guess most Americans are familiar with–are ancient tales passed down from before we were settled... -
Tribeca 2012- Take This Waltz
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 4 CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Delivering her second feature as a director, Sarah Polley decided to explore the opposite end of the spectrum from her debut film, Away From Her. The sweltering heat of a sticky Toronto summer sets the table...
