Reel Reviews | Alpha Dog 10 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon by Tim Gordon Thirty years ago in Animal House, Dean Wormer once told a student that “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon by Tim Gordon Last month, I was in the middle of cinematic “agony and ecstasy.” As president of the Washington Area Film Critics [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Freedom Writers 4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon by Tim Gordon When you begin watching Freedom Writers a certain sense of déjà vu washes over you. You know the subject matter; [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Pan’s Labyrinth 4 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon by Tim Gordon I watched the trailer for Mexican director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Pan’s Labyrinth and I was excited but cautious. [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Code Name: The Cleaner 3 January, 200716 September, 2021FilmGordon by Tim Gordon Hello All, this will be the first of many entries as I document my life as a film critic and [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Battlefield Earth 12 May, 200019 February, 2024FilmGordon Starring: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker and Barry PepperRated: PG-13 (Violence, mild profanity and utter stupidity) I am a firm believer that there is [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Where the Heart Is 28 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon by Joe Barber Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) doesn’t like the number 5. It seems that when she was that age, her mother ran [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Reel Reviews | Frequency 28 April, 200016 September, 2021FilmGordon by Joe Barber 1969…1999…What if you could go back in time and change one event in your life? What would you change? [read more]Share this:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)