Daily Archives: October 4, 2013

Next Screening: Robert Redford is alone at sea in “All is Lost”

J.C. Chandor has provided the great Robert Redford with one last Oscar-bait leading man turn in this solo sailor at sea tale. Anybody who is around sailboats will recognize every situation here — the perils of solo voyaging, the limits … Continue reading

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Weekend Movies: Will great reviews translate to “Gravity” defying box office?

Reviews are breathless, which is fitting. And not just from me. But will “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuaron’s intimate, real-time real scenarios space epic, have the box office to match the critical huzzahs?  Variety says “Yes,” with a $40+ opening for the … Continue reading

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