REVIEW: HACKSAW RIDGE You Gotta Have Faith

Travis Johnson
Directed by Mel Gibson Starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer Mel Gibson's return to big-budget filmmaking is a movie about faith, and that is going to be a sticki...
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REVIEW: TANGERINES The Fruits Of War

Travis Johnson
Directed by Zaza UrushadzeStarring Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nuganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha MeskhiSet in 1992 during the war between Georgia and Abkhazia, Tangerines concerns two old friends, Ivo (Lembit Ulfsak) a...
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REVIEW: A PERFECT DAY Life During Wartime

Travis Johnson
Directed by Fernando Leon de AronaStarring Benico del Toro, Tim Robbins, Melanie Thierry, Olga KurylenkoRobert Altman's M*A*S*H is the obvious touchstone here. Working from  Paula Farias's novel Dejarse Ll...
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TRAILER: ZERO DARK THIRTY

Travis Johnson
I am a huge Kathryn Bigelow fan. Have been for years. I think The Hurt Locker absolutely deserved the plaudits it received, and I'm glad it shot he onto the A-list, but personally, I prefer her earlier stuff. ...
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TRAILER: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Travis Johnson
Oh, they don't make 'em like that any more. One of the finest films of all time, re-released on its fiftieth anniversary in what looks to be a gloriously restored print. This is one of those films that demands...
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TRAILER: RED DAWN (2012)

Travis Johnson
I'm an unashamed fan of John Milius' Reagan-era slice of propaganda. When I was a kid, I loved it whole-heartedly. As I grew up, and my political awareness broadened, I loved it in a different way. It seemed t...