Quality Christian Films Are Not?
DIRECTED BY RANDALL WALLACE/2014
Eternal paradise is all well and good, but the notion of spending the afterlife floating o...
This Animated Comedy is for the Birds
DIRECTED BY CARLOS SALDANHA/2014
If kids entertainment in the 90’s taught us anything, it’s that recycling is an essen...
A Delightful French Game of Bear and Mouse for All Ages
DIRECTED BY STEPHANE AUDIER, VINCENT PATAR/FRENCH/2014 (U.S. Theatrical release)
The charming animat...
Going Behind the Shield (and S.H.I.E.L.D.) of Marvel's Latest Actioner
DIRECTED BY ANTHONY RUSSO, JOE RUSSO/2014
“After the Show” is our spoiler-friendly wa...
Last July, as part of an ongoing monthly process of intentionally seeking out noteworthy films that have fallen between my own critical cracks, I watched Willia...
Wes Anderson Is Checking In For Perhaps His Grandest Outing Yet
DIRECTED BY WES ANDERSON/2014
Jim Tudor: Wes Anderson is checking in. The divisive filmmak...
Dystopian Sci-Fi Romance Does Nothing To Diversify The YA Movie Landscape
DIRECTED BY NEIL BURGER/2014
“I like training sequences to run no longer than the ...
Revisiting a Grown Fan's Initial Connection with 2011's Plagued Relaunch
In anticipation of this week’s release of the eighth Muppets theatrical film, MUPPETS ...
Misdiagnosed Dark Comedy Triggers Gag Reflex
DIRECTED BY GEOFF MOORE, DAVID POSAMENTIER/2014
For such an obviously small and grass-rootsy kinda dark comedy,...
It Doesn't Take an Artist to Make a Masterpiece
DIRECTED BY TELLER/2013
“Thank God for millionaires”, said my mother-in-law. This was just one of her typica...
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.
