There is nothing more endearing that the story of a dog and its loyal owner, and this is eminently the case with the fact-based MEGAN LEAVEY. Usually the stuff of sentiment of the most syrupy nature, these stories usually inhabit a special sub-genre of family-friendly flicks designed to reassure the intrinsic goodness of the family… Read More »
WAR DOGS
The problem with WAR DOGS is that it refuses to decide what it wants to be. Jittering uncertainly between farce and melodrama, it achieves a few moments of sublime absurdity as it satirizes the business of war by hewing to, and exposing the facts of, said endeavor’s economics. Yet, when it decides to tug at… Read More »
Charles Ferguson, Charles Sees NO END IN SIGHT
Charles Ferguson brought an acadamicians sensibility to NO END IN SIGHT, his film debut, which won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance this year. This is hardly a surprise and neither is his bookish demeanor, considering his degree in political science from MIT, the three books on techonology to his credit, and his time with the… Read More »