Catching Up On The Maverick Auteur, 100 Years Strong
In 1975, the American Film Institute saw fit to honor Orson Welles with a lifetime achievement award. Well...
The Future Is As Clear As Mud In Disney's Latest Theme Park Adaptation
ERIK YATES: In Brad Bird’s latest adventure film for Disney, we are introduced to a teen...
All Other Summer Films Are Left In The Dust.
DIRECTED BY GEORGE MILLER/2015
“That’s it. We’re done, aren’t we?”
Although it would be generally agreed that ap...
Singing Sequel Hits The Same Notes
DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH BANKS/2015
JIM TUDOR: The Bellas are back, for more comedy wrapped up in singing, or vice versa, depe...
Broad Comedy Has Never Been Broader
DIRECTED BY ANNE FLETCHER/2015
There are some who might find the new Reese Witherspoon/Sofía Vergara comedy Hot Pursuit to...
New Dolph Lundgren Actioner Trades On Head-Busting Ensemble
DIRECTED BY EKACHAI UEKRONGTHAM/2015 (U.S. release)
Thirty years in from the exploding heyday, Dol...
Kitsch Artist Biopic Is No Masterpiece
DIRECTED BY TIM BURTON/2014
You think you know a guy… For the whole of his directorial career, former animator Tim B...
Turns Out There Are A Lot Of Strings On It!
DIRECTED BY JOSS WHEDON/2015
Erik Yates: To say that the expectations are high for Joss Whedon’s follow up to th...
The Swedish Great Will Crush Your Head
He’s played both Christ and the Devil. (The Greatest Story Ever Told; Needful Things) He’s exorciesed evil and has been ...
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.
