2014 Film Reviews
Nymphomaniac (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Lars von Trier is an eccentric Danish auteur filmmaker whose collection of unconventional creations often baffles and frustrates even the most ardent of cinephiles. My first introduction to Lars was his 2009 drama, Antichrist, and I have yet to remove from my memory one of the most erotically grotesque images ever depicted. […]
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy When suspected militant jihadist Issa Karpov shows up in Hamburg, Germany to claim his deceased father’s ill-gotten fortune, the intelligence community is put on high-alert. The director of German national security wants to detain this threat immediately. However, Gunther Bachmann, the leader of a covert anti-terrorism team, sees this as his opportunity […]
Lucy (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy Coerced by her sleazy boyfriend into dropping off a mysterious briefcase, Lucy suddenly finds herself kidnapped and forced to be a drug mule for an underworld crime syndicate. While transporting a highly secretive new synthetic drug, the bag that was surgically placed in her lower abdomen begins to leak, unleashing inconceivable changes […]
Begin Again (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy After being fired from the record label he helped establish, Dan drunkenly stumbles into an East Village bar and, by mere happenstance, comes across a young woman singing during an open mic night. Mesmerized by the untapped artistry of her songwriting, he convinces her to embark on an unusual collaboration, spurning […]
Non-Stop (2014)
Review by-Jarrett Leahy During a crowded transatlantic flight to London, an unknown passenger has hacked into the secure cell phone network of air marshal Bill Marks, threatening to kill a passenger every twenty minutes unless the airline wires $150,000,000 to an offshore bank account. Unsure which traveler the threats are coming from, Marks begins the […]
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