3 ‘Staches Archive
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Stoker
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman If you’ve never heard the name Park Chan-wook, you might at least be familiar with some of his films; Oldboy in particular is a name almost everyone has heard. Atmospheric, beautiful, and tense, his films... -
Warm Bodies
Posted on February 1, 2013 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Zombies are so hot right now! With The Walking Dead blowing up viewership records, there’s no better time than ever to join the dragging conga line of mindless reanimated corpses marching toward the bank. Of... -
Mama
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman The young are impressionable. Just as a child who grew up in a racist household will start spouting derogatory terms before they can multiply; a child raised in an unorthodox environment wouldn’t flinch in the... -
Les Misérables
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman There are few stories better known than that of Les Misérables. If you never saw it on stage, you’ve seen some iteration of the classic tale–even if you didn’t realize it was the source. Adhering... -
Anna Karenina
Posted on November 15, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Many adaptations of Tolstoy’s classic, Anna Karenina–be they on the screen, tube, or stage–have found their way to the watchful eyes of the public. Directed by Joe Wright and scripted by the masterful Tom Stoppard,... -
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,... -
End of Watch
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Gangland L.A.–prime locale for every story about murder, drugs, corrupt cops, and the destruction of the American dream. Yet, in a striking reversal that fabulously contradicts the image created by the film’s ad campaign, End... -
2 Days in New York
Posted on August 10, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Continuing the story of her character Marion from 2 Days in Paris, Julie Delpy has created a sequel that flows independently from its predecessor. A light and airy comedy that plays like an episode of... -
Killer Joe
Posted on July 25, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Violence, debauchery, murder, power, money, these are the cornerstones of any good crime story. Throw in a little dark comedy and you have the mixture that results in Killer Joe. A modern day Shakespearean tragedy... -
Savages
Posted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsMovie Review by Matthew Schuchman Avoiding trailers is a talent of mine. The less I know about a film before seeing it, the better. Savages‘, was a trailer I happened to catch however, and I was disappointed with what I...
