Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
Now You See Me (2013)
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
At Any Price (2012)
A farming family’s business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
The Iceman (2012)
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family’s homeland.
To the Wonder (2012)
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church’s Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
Iron Man 3 (2013)
When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Mud (2012)
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.
The Company You Keep (2012)
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity.
Oblivion (2013)
A veteran assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.
42 (2013)
This movie is about Jackie Robinson and his journey to becoming a Brooklyn Dodger and his life during that time.
No (2012)
An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.
Room 237 (2012)
An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s horror film, The Shining (1980).
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.
Trance (2013)
An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
Evil Dead (2013)
Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.
Ginger & Rosa (2012)
A look at the lives of two teenage girls – inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa — growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.