Gabourey Sidibe in Precious.By Hap ErsteinAs a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association as well as the Florida Film Critics Circle, I have spent the last few weeks watching new movies about to be released that the studios made available either at special screenings or -- even better -- on “For Your Consideration” DVDs that arrived at my home almost daily by FedEx or … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Tetro’ marks Coppola’s return to youthful form
Vincent Gallo in Tetro.By John ThomasonIf Tetro is the 70-year-old Francis Ford Coppola’s final film, it would be an elegant swan song to an accomplished career: an invigorating inhalation of arthouse air to remedy the commercial drudge work to which the director confined himself in the ‘90s.Indeed, the Francis Coppola of the late half of the late ‘00s harkens more to his … [Read more...]