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Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley dance closely in The Spectacular Now

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 26, 2013August 23, 2018 500 Days of Summer, 80s teen flick, Aimee Finicky, Bob Odenkirk, Brie Larson, Cameron Crowe, Diane Court, drinking and driving, IFF Boston, IFFBoston, James Ponsoldt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Hughes, Kyle Chandler, Lloyd Dobler, MAADD, Michael H. Weber, Miles Teller, no make-up, Say Anything, Scott Neustadter, Shailene Woodley, Sutter Keely, The Descendants, The Spectacular Now, unabashedly earnest, unapologetically honest

IFFBoston Opening Night Review: ‘The Spectacular Now’

THE SPECTACULAR NOW, draws inspiration from John Hughes and Cameron Crowe ‘80s teen flicks, to tell an unabashedly earnest tale of young love.

Alev Aydin in the film Lonely Boy sitting miserable in a car

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 25, 2013August 23, 2018 Alev Aydin, Dale Fabrigar, Giovanni Ribisi, IFF Boston, IFFBoston, Lonely Boy, mental illness, Natalie Distler, Richard Riehle, Sam Rockwell, schizophrenic, Silver Linings Playbook

IFFBoston Review: ‘Lonely Boy’

Movies like LONELY BOY show the merits of independent film, by proving that you don’t always need lots of money or big name actors to tell a great story.

The movie poster for Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, and a man falling off a building

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 23, 2013August 23, 2018 Allagash Black, cliche action movie ending, Colin Farrell, crime thriller, Dead Man Down, Dominic Cooper, J.H. Whyman, Niels Arden Oplev, Noomi Rapace, overexplains itself, Review and a Brew, Terrence Howard, WWE Studios

Review and a Brew: ‘Dead Man Down’

My quick video review of DEAD MAN DOWN, while enjoying a delicious craft beer.

Poster for A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III featuring Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, and Aubrey Plaza

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 21, 2013August 23, 2018 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Allagash Black, Bill Murray, Charles Swan III, Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Review and a Brew, Roman Coppola

Review and a Brew: ‘A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III’

My quick video review of A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III, while enjoying a delicious craft beer.

Oblivion Movie poster with Tom Cruise in a space suit walking across a warped suspension bridge

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 20, 2013August 23, 2018 12 Monkeys, Andrea Riseborough, Butters, Earth, Gattaca, Jack Harper, Joseph Kosinski, Minority Report, Moon, Oblivion, Scavs, sci-fi, science fiction, Simpsons did it, South Park, space station, spaceship crash, The Matrix, The Simpsons, Tom Cruise, Total Recall

Sci-Fi Cinema Did It Better Before ‘Oblivion’

OBLIVION isn’t a remake of anything; although it might as well be. And like most remakes, you’ll feel like the films that it mimics did things better.

42 Movie poster with Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson sliding into a base like he is climbing up a wall

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 13, 2013August 23, 2018 42, Alan Tudyk, Andre Holland, baseball, Branch Rickey, Brian Helgeland, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chadwick Boseman, Christopher Meloni, courage, Hamish Linklater, Harrison Ford, Jackie Robinson, John C. McGinley, LA Confidential, Lucas Black, Nicole Beharie, post-World War II era, raw emotion, Red Barber, tremendous poise

’42’ Is About More Than Just One Man’s Struggle

42 is one of those sports stories that just make you feel good, and gets you appreciate the sacrifices Robinson and his colleagues made for baseball.

Evil Dead poster with girl facing away standing unsteady and text saying "The most terrifying film you will ever experience."

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 8, 2013August 23, 2018 3D, Ash, Book of the Dead, Bruce Campbell, CGI, David Koepp, Diablo Cody, dinosaurs, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, horror, Ian Malcom, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park 3D, lacks heart, Laura Dern, Michael Crichton, practical effects, Richard Attenborough, Rodo Sayagues, Sam Neill, Sam Raimi, Samuel L. Jackson, Steven Spielberg, The Evil Dead, Wayne Knight

Reviews: ‘Evil Dead’ and ‘Jurassic Park 3D’

This “Weekend Movie Preview” column features my reviews of EVIL DEAD and JURASSIC PARK 3D.

Olympus Has Fallen poster with Morgan Freeman, Aaron Ekhardt, and Gerard Butler

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 1, 2013August 22, 2018 Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Antoine Fuqua, awful CGI effects, Casey Ryback, Die Hard, Dylan McDermott, Gerard Butler, giant explosions, gunfights, humorous banter, John McClane, mean mofos, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, nuclear missile strikes, Olympus Has Fallen, Oval Office, President, Under Siege, Washington D.C., White House

‘Olympus Has Fallen’: ‘Die Hard’ While ‘Under Siege’ at the White House

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN is “Die Hard while Under Siege at the White House,” which is actually a good thing.

Bully documentary poster

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean March 19, 2013August 22, 2018 Bully, bullying, documentary, drives you to anger, frustrating, grieving parents, outrage, public schools, stigma, suicide, Teenage Dirtbag, tough to watch

Documentary Review: ‘Bully’

BULLY does a tremendous job of raising awareness about the prevalence of bullying in our nation’s public schools, while also exposing its adverse effects.

Incredible Burt Wonderstone poster with Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, and Jim Carrey

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean March 17, 2013August 22, 2018 Alan Arkin, Anton the Marvelous, arrogant, awkward dance moves, Burt Wonderstone, career advice, childlike sense of awe, Criss Angel, Don Scardino, gaudy sequinned costumes, illusion, James Gandolfini, Jay Mohr, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Las Vegas, magic, magician, melodramatic madcap energy, Olivia Wilde, spark your imagination, Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, Steve Gray, The Illusionist, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Prestige, womanizing

Arkin Astounds in ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’

Alan Arkin’s crotchety Rance Halloway steals the show with his biting sarcasm and astounding magic tricks in THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE.

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