Colorful Adaptation of Beloved Children's Film Bears Watching
DIRECTED BY PAUL KING/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Going into Paddington, I fully expected a f...
Costner's Race Relation Drama Has Its Strong Points
DIRECTED BY MIKE BINDER/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Dances with Wolves. Field of Dreams. JFK.
And now, Bl...
Cold as Ice, Warm as the Sun
Welcome to the inaugural entry in our new Film Admissions column!
Each time (monthly, or thereabouts), all ZekeFilm contributor...
Grey is not the Warmest Color
DIRECTED BY SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON/2015
Jim Tudor: The year long-plus onslaught of hype and advertising have been telling us that “M...
Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis Star in Michael Mann's Hacker Actioner
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MANN/2015
JIM TUDOR: Opening with an extended shot of informatio...
A Two-Shot Review Thinly Disguised as a List
DIRECTED BY CHRIS ROCK/2014
Jim Tudor: If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that everything is made mo...
Ridley Scott Ventures Into The Biblical Desert
DIRECTED BY RIDLEY SCOTT/2014
Who are these “Gods and Kings” in this movie, anyway? Being a lifelong churchgoer...
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain Star in Crime/Morality Tale of 1981 NYC
DIRECTED BY J.C. CHANDOR/2014
Lurking modestly in the fringes of film awards season...
This Feature Spin-Off Rules The Comedy Roost!
DIRECTED BY ERIC DARNELL, SIMON J. SMITH/2014
I don’t know whether to call this a TV spin-off or a bigger fran...
This Revolution Burns Out Before It Ever Catches Fire.
DIRECTED BY FRANCIS LAWRENCE/2014
JIM TUDOR: “They’ll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you!”
S...
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.
