Articles by Alan Jones
21 and Over
Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2013
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (the writers of The Hangover) take over directing duties in 21 and Over, another tale in which a group of friends...
Snitch
Ric Roman Waugh
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2013
The Rundown hit theatres ten years ago, and it felt a great deal like a baton-passing film, with Dwayne Johnson (still credited as "the Roc...
Footnote [Blu-Ray]
Joseph Cedar
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2012
Compared to other nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards, Israel's Footnote doesn't have the same heady subj...
The Flowers of War
Zhang Yimou
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2012
Every once in a while, Christian Bale gives a transparently "method" performance. His voice varies in volume, he stutters now and again, hi...
Easy Money
Daniel Espinosa
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2012
Apparently, Martin Scorsese likes Easy Money. At least, one would assume Martin Scorsese likes the film, given that the trailer proudly dec...
Red Lights
Rodrigo Cortes
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2012
There are many would-be virtuoso film-making moments in Rodrigo Cortés's Red Lights, an overwrought yarn about two sceptical physicists who...
Death Watch [Blu-Ray]
Bertrand Tavernier
PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2012
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch is about a man, Roddy (Harvey Keitel), who has cameras implanted in his eyes so he can follow a dying woma...
Step Up: Revolution
Scott Speer
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2012
A cursory glance through the credits of Step Up: Revolution reveals a number of laughable pop culture figures and signifiers. The director...
