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James Rocchi

  • ‘Brand: A Second Coming’ Review: Russell Brand Captured in Warts-and-All Documentary

    From an addict to an activist, Ondi Timoner’s film captures the British comedian’s metamorphosis, to striking effect

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 22, 2015 @ 4:39 PM
    4:39 PM
    ‘Brand: A Second Coming’ Review: Russell Brand Captured in Warts-and-All Documentary
  • ‘The Intern’ Review: Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro Boost This Bland Generation-Gap Comedy

    Workplace comedy from Nancy Meyers barely works, but the stars earn overtime by putting their charm in overdrive

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 21, 2015 @ 11:00 PM
    11:00 PM
    ‘The Intern’ Review: Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro Boost This Bland Generation-Gap Comedy
  • ‘Captive’ Review: Kate Mara and David Oleweyo Thriller Fails to Thrill

    Well-intentioned but badly-made, this crime-and-religion true story lands on-screen with a thud

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 17, 2015 @ 5:00 PM
    5:00 PM
    ‘Captive’ Review: Kate Mara and David Oleweyo Thriller Fails to Thrill
  • ‘The Perfect Guy’ Review: Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut Can’t Redeem Slapdash Thriller

    This love-triangle thriller, also starring Sanaa Lathan, never comes to a sharp point

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 11, 2015 @ 6:44 AM
    6:44 AM
    ‘The Perfect Guy’ Review: Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut Can’t Redeem Slapdash Thriller
  • ‘The Visit’ Review: M. Night Shyamalan Finds a Smaller Canvas for His Mistakes in Blumhouse B-Movie

    Director’s latest thriller is smaller-scale, spooky-ish and more of the same …

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 9, 2015 @ 9:00 AM
    9:00 AM
    ‘The Visit’ Review: M. Night Shyamalan Finds a Smaller Canvas for His Mistakes in Blumhouse B-Movie
  • ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Review: Dylan O’Brien Returns in Dull, Cobbled-Together YA Apocalypse

    Director Wes Ball’s sequel continues the series’ broken, bargain-basement construction, like a Russian nesting doll made of layer upon layer of sci-fi cliches and meaningless revelations

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 7, 2015 @ 11:45 PM
    11:45 PM
    ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Review: Dylan O’Brien Returns in Dull, Cobbled-Together YA Apocalypse
  • ‘The Transporter Refueled’ Review: Rebooted B-Action Series Is No Match for Jason Statham Original

    With its sunny locales, sleek cars and fisticuffs, film is a charmless follow-up to a franchise nobody missed that much

    By

    James Rocchi
    September 2, 2015 @ 11:22 PM
    11:22 PM
    ‘The Transporter Refueled’ Review: Rebooted B-Action Series Is No Match for Jason Statham Original
  • ‘Tom at the Farm’ Review: Xavier Dolan’s Stunning Romantic Thriller Explores Big Love in a Small Town

    French-Canadian prodigy’s dangerously hypnotic 2013 drama, just now released Stateside, mixes rural mystery and secret romance

    By

    James Rocchi
    August 12, 2015 @ 3:34 PM
    3:34 PM
    ‘Tom at the Farm’ Review: Xavier Dolan’s Stunning Romantic Thriller Explores Big Love in a Small Town
  • ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Review: Liam Neeson and Salma Hayek Attempt to Put Poetry in Motion

    Shabbily animated and altered from the original texts, this confusion of styles is a needless “improvement” on a classic

    By

    James Rocchi
    August 4, 2015 @ 3:32 PM
    3:32 PM
    ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Review: Liam Neeson and Salma Hayek Attempt to Put Poetry in Motion
  • ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Review: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and N.W.A. Get a Rich, Rousing Origin Story

    The story of one of rap’s most controversial groups, this musical biopic is both rousingly radical and comfortingly conventional — and, perhaps, a little too ambitious in its sprawling scope

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 31, 2015 @ 7:14 AM
    7:14 AM
    ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Review: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and N.W.A. Get a Rich, Rousing Origin Story
  • ‘The Gift’ Review: Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall Make a New Enemy in Chilling Thriller

    A familiar face as a character actor, Joel Edgerton’s feature-length directing debut delivers a serious set of scares

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 22, 2015 @ 2:00 PM
    2:00 PM
    ‘The Gift’ Review: Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall Make a New Enemy in Chilling Thriller
  • ‘Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List’ Outfest Review: Victoria Justice & Pierson Fode Flounder in Gay-Straight Love Triangle

    Two leads both have a weakness for men, which causes a rift among all parties involved

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 20, 2015 @ 1:16 PM
    1:16 PM
    ‘Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List’ Outfest Review: Victoria Justice & Pierson Fode Flounder in Gay-Straight Love Triangle
  • ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ Review: Real-Life Study Gone Wrong Makes for Gripping Drama

    Armed with an extraordinary ensemble, director Kyle Patrick Alvarez isn’t afraid to expand truth into drama with an unexpected dose of comedy

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 14, 2015 @ 3:22 PM
    3:22 PM
    ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ Review: Real-Life Study Gone Wrong Makes for Gripping Drama
  • ‘Mr. Holmes’ Review: Ian McKellen Plays an Aged Sherlock in Performance-Showcase Drama

    No pipe, no magnifying glass, no Dr. Watson: Older, retired detective tries to untangle his own past at the dimming of the day

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 14, 2015 @ 2:17 PM
    2:17 PM
    ‘Mr. Holmes’ Review: Ian McKellen Plays an Aged Sherlock in Performance-Showcase Drama
  • ‘Jenny’s Wedding’ Review: Katherine Heigl Comes Out, Gets Hitched in Standard-Issue Lesbian Drama

    Moments of vivid characterization poke through the blandness of this slow piece about a suburban couple’s reaction to their daughter marrying a woman

    By

    James Rocchi
    July 13, 2015 @ 10:19 AM
    10:19 AM
    ‘Jenny’s Wedding’ Review: Katherine Heigl Comes Out, Gets Hitched in Standard-Issue Lesbian Drama
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