James Brown Biopic Gets Down With Its Bad Self
DIRECTED BY TATE TAYLOR/2014
The brand new James Brown biopic Get On Up is a mixed bag, both admirable and aggr...
Polanski Takes on Centuries-Old Provocations
DIRECTED BY ROMAN POLANSKI/FRENCH, GERMAN/2014 (U.S. theatrical release)
Roman Polanski, at age 80, has made a lo...
Sequel Douses its Franchise ill will
DIRECTED BY ROBERTS GANNAWAY/2014
Having not seen last summer’s Disney’s Planes (“From the world of Pixar’s Cars!”), I ...
Why This Sequel Can't Quite Rise
DIRECTED BY MATT REEVES/2014
It takes a lots of chutzpah to make, market, and deliver a highly anticipated visual effects dri...
Fade Out, Mr. Ebert
DIRECTED BY STEVE JAMES/2014
Life Itself is the new documentary about film critic Roger Ebert. It is not about film criticism, or even m...
As the Next APES Prequel Dawns, We Look Back at the Previous Entry
In anticipation of this week’s coming release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, here’s my o...
For Families, 3D Animated OZ Sequel Is A Trip Worth Taking
DIRECTED BY WILL FINN, DANIEL ST. PIERRE/2014 (U.S. theatrical release)
In a period of perpetual ...
This Spider-Man 2 Not As Good As The Last Spider-Man 2
DIRECTED BY MARC WEBB/2014
JIM TUDOR: “The Amazing Spider-Man” used to cost 12 cents. Now it costs ...
A Look Back at the Previous Second Spider-Man Film
In anticipation of this weekend’s release of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, I’m taking this opportunity to repres...
Jude Law Gets All Punchy, In More Ways Than One
DIRECTED BY RICHARD SHEPARD/2014 (U.S. theatrical release)
Dom Hemingway is Dom Hemingway! And don’t you for...
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.
