A Force To Be Reckoned With
DIRECTOR: JJ ABRAMS/2015
The new Most Anticipated Movie of All Time is finally here.
After more than three years of rampant f...
Experimental Documentary Gets A Wholehearted "Attaboy"
DIRECTOR: LAURIE ANDERSON/2015
Laurie Anderson isn’t a filmmaker. But, you’d never know it.
Sure, she’...
Ron Howard's Latest Is A Whale Of A Fail
DIRECTOR: RON HOWARD/2015
It’s nearly the year 1850, and Brendan Gleeson sits alone in his home, flanked bynothing bu...
Spike Lee Aims To Put Gun Violence To Bed
DIRECTOR: SPIKE LEE/2015
Spike Lee is making some noise, and he wants to make absolutely sure that you hear it. Afte...
Pixar Goes Prehistoric For Kid-Centric Quest Story
DIRECTOR: PETER SOHN/2015
One can scarcely fault the latest Pixar film for merely being good and not grea...
ROCKY VII's Gonna Fly Now
DIRECTOR: RYAN COOGLER/2015
“Which do you think will do better, this or Rocky?”
That was the box office question posed to me by a f...
Hollywood's He-Man And His Formidable Feet Of Clay
Our Film Admissions subject for the month of November is the athletic, adventurous, animated Burt Lancaster....
Things Are Heavy On November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015. We’re a month out from “Back to the Future Day”, that occasion that inspired so many revival screening...
Are You Or Have You Ever Been A Party To Condescending Biopics?
DIRECTOR: JAY ROACH/2015
“Liberal claptrap!”
That’s how the late film critic Joe Williams...
Documentary Brings The Indispensable Book To Life
DIRECTOR: KENT JONES/2015
“It’s just a pile of paper.”
That’s what filmmaker Wes Anderson says about th...
Jim has been reviewing films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy (formerly TwitchFilm, both as Featured Critic), ImagineDat, and KTRS 550 AM. He co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He is Director of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and works as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosts the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children. He loves Star Wars, Queen, and the band Daniel Amos.
