Ashvegas movie review: The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann glitzes up 1920s New York “Moulin Rouge!” style, but can’t fully overcome the classic novel’s cinematic flaws.
Edwin Arnaudin
Edwin Arnaudin is a freelance writer and blogger dedicated to featuring the best of Asheville.
The Week in Film: Captain’s Log edition (Part 2…or is it 12?)
Kirk, Spock & Co. square off against one of their own while a pair of smart indies vie for the leftovers.
Ashvegas movie review: Peeples
Not even Bernie Focker would give this sad and confused film a participation award.
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Ashvegas movie review: Renoir
The famous painter and his filmmaker-to-be son are surrounded by beauty, yet stuck in a mostly plodding narrative.
The Week in Film: Old Sport edition
Baz Lurhmann’s take on the Fitzgerald classic contends with painters, Nazi children, the Internet, and Peeples.
Ashvegas movie review: Iron Man 3
Annoying characters; undefined motivations; willy-nilly action. Sure you want to see Iron Man 3?
Ashvegas movie review: Beyond the Hills
Cristian Mungiu’s bleak Romanian drama proves just how far good writing, acting, and directing can carry a film.
Ashvegas movie review: Room 237
The doc of “Shining” analyses isn’t the game-changer for which many had hoped, but it’s nonetheless entertaining and insightful.
Ashvegas movie review: Pain & Gain
Thanks to sharp writing, a small budget, and committed idiocy from its three leads, Michael Bay’s latest is a tongue-in-cheek masterpiece.
The Week in Film: Kubrickian Conspiracy edition
Delve into Shining lore, join a Romanian monastery, save the world in a metal suit, and/or encourage Middle East peace. The choice is yours.
Ashvegas movie review: The Big Wedding
Perhaps never before have so many Oscar winners made such a pungent stink bomb together as they do here.
Ashvegas movie review: The Company You Keep
Thanks to a murderer’s row of talent and smart writing, Robert Redford restores his good name as a director.
Ashvegas movie review: Mud
Populated by colorful, mysterious characters and thoughtfully developed themes, Jeff Nichols’ film is a steady delight and rich in the way only a strong Southern story can be.
Ashvegas movie review: Oblivion
The Tom Cruise sci-fi spectacle looks great. The story? It needs some help.
The Week in Film: Water + Dirt edition
Unless your film has at least four big-name stars, forget about opening in town on Friday.
Ashvegas movie review: Like Someone in Love
Do you like waiting with no promise of payoff? If so, Like Someone in Love may be the film for you.
Ashvegas movie review: Ginger & Rosa
The Cold War coming-of-age drama Ginger & Rosa captures a terrifying time in both world and personal history.
Ashvegas movie review: The Place Beyond the Pines
Derek Cianfrance’s haunting drama of fathers and sons is the new Best Film of 2013 So Far.
Ashvegas movie review: 42
Jackie Robinson gets the biopic treatment in this cloying but reverential film.
The Week in Film: Cold War Boogaloo edition
Indies in London and Tokyo lead the way. Tom Cruise also makes an appearance.
Ashvegas movie review: Scary Movie 5
The latest installment in the once-successful spoof series takes aim at a handful of recent films and completely misses the mark.
Ashvegas movie review: Trance
Danny Boyle’s labyrinthine story of an art heist gone wrong is a pleasure to behold.
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