The Front Line (2011)

The Front Line (2011)

Reviewed by Alicia Glass Rating: 7 Set during the final years of the Korean War, a particular Hill in hotly contested territory tells the hidden story of war between the North and South. The film is Korean, this already means it’s going to be as tragic and depressing...
Clown (2014)

Clown (2014)

Reviewed by Alicia Glass Rating: 7 out of 10 A harried father, wanting to make his sons birthday not clown-less, dons an old clown costume he found in a house he’s renting and soon discovers to his horror, he can’t take the cursed thing off! One would think, from that...
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Reviewed by Alicia Glass Rating: 7 Electroshocked Brains A pair of Federal Marshals probe the disappearance of a female inmate on an island facility for the criminally insane in 1954. What can I say? Director Martin Scorsese, master of such films as The Departed and...
Act of Valor

Act of Valor

Reviewed by Alicia Glass  Rating: 8 An elite team of Navy SEALS track and eliminate terrorists all over the world! I did enjoy the movie, but then, my mother was in the Navy for 16 years. My husband has family who was in the military; a great many of my friends are...
SDIFF 2011 Coriolanus

SDIFF 2011 Coriolanus

Reviewed by Alicia Glass Rating: 8 Absolute Rants In a modern adaptation of the Shakespeare story, a warrior returns home from the war to his political execution, banishment, and subsequent betrayal. It’s a hard one to explain, but if you like that sort of movie, it...