Tag Archive | Michael Bay
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Nominated for Best Sound Mixing at the 89th Annual Academy Awards My instincts were strong that I shouldn’t even bother with this one. You know, I really don’t mind being wrong every now and then. But I wasn’t wrong here. Overlong, incoherent, and often amateurish in its approach, Michael Bay’s “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of […]
Rohmer’s “A Summer’s Tale” ushers in the solstice!
Eric Rohmer, the intelligent, contemplative, French filmmaker, passed away in January in 2010 at the age of 89. Renowned for works like 1969’s “My Night at Maud’s”, 1970’s “Claire’s Knee” and 1983’s “Pauline at the Beach”, among many others, made Rohmer a staple of the late 20th century’s art film scene. An elegant director with […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 