Friday film roundup: a very good week for film fans
Here’s the weekly film review roundup from Past the Popcorn:
Usually this time of year is reserved for the dregs of the film-release schedule, and the past few weeks have pretty much borne that pattern out (with the exception of a handful of fine arthouse releases). This week, though, the multiplexes are running a couple of very good films, and a couple of smaller decent releases fill out the schedule.
First, Michael Brunk offers the opinion that Bridge to Terabithia is “likely to prove just as enduring as the book that inspired it”–a hearty recommendation for almost all audiences. Michael also enjoyed Breach, and FBI spy-busting story for more mature audiences.
Mike Smith liked Starter for Ten, a college coming-of-humility story, while recognizing it might be a bit much for many audiences. And Jeff Walls gives a little insight into the compilation of Oscar-nominated short films that goes into arthouse release this week.
Also, Mike Smith sits down for a talk with German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, whose Oscar-nominated The Lives of Others opened in limited release last week.
