There’s no denying “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is a difficult film — it’s the story of a mother’s worst nightmare and her seemingly evil son, told with structural complexity and devastating power.
The Foreign Language Film Oscar winner “A Separation” outshines all the other 2012 Oscar-winning movies with its authenticity, humanity and complex morality. This astounding piece of pure storytelling stands in a class of its own as it delivers a layered, relatable and inherently compelling tale, full of raw emotion and profoundly insightful truths about human nature.
Few things have been as constant in my life as “Star Wars” has. I’ve loved the movies since before I can remember, watching the original trilogy over and over when I was little and letting it set my imagination ablaze. It transported me to a dazzling universe of space heroes, alien creatures, Stormtroopers and of course, lightsabers. And no matter how old I get, I never have, and never will, leave that realm.
Film critic Alex Lamb details his picks for the best 10 films of the last year, from blockbuster hits to arthouse wonders and dazzling indies.
Senior Alex Lamb explains the atypical connections he’s made at the Kansas International Film Festival.
Staffers Alex Lamb and Jack Howland discuss their choices for the best films of 2010.
Natalie Portman gives an Oscar-worthy performance in this dazzling nightmare of a mindbender from “The Wrestler” director Darren Aronofsky.
True story of trapped mountain climber provides a riveting experience.
Junior Tom Lynch takes an inside look at the increasingly popular Teen Nights at Orlando’s Night Club.
