Greta Gerwig
Movie Review: Disney’s Snow White
The latest “live-action” re-imagining of an animated Disney classic, "Snow White," proves to be less a triumph than an entertaining, yet flawed, adaptation.
Movie Review: Barbie
In a summer movie season that has provided very little in terms of memorable entertainment, Greta Gerwig’s "Barbie" proves an undeniable triumph.
Movie Review: Little Women
Given that there have been myriad adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tome, Little Women, including (but not limited to) the heralded George Cukor classic from 1933 as well as Gillian Armstrong’s equally impressive interpretation in 1994—it’s surprising that a new take on the tale from writer/director Greta Gerwig would feel so fresh and new. But that’s exactly what this remarkable filmmake...[Read More]
Movie Review: Frances Ha
Comparisons to vintage Woody Allen have buzzed around Noah Baumbach’s dramatic comedy Frances Ha since it premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival; mostly due to the fact that it is shot intimately in soft-grey-and-white and features a dawn-watching romantic score that owes a greater debt to some French film critics than to Mr. Allen’s more formalistic style. Baumbach’s lovable...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces the Best of 2012 Winners
The Detroit Film Critics Society (of which CinemaNerdz Editor in Chief Mike Tyrkus is a member) is pleased to announce the Best of 2012 winners in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of seventeen film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kal...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces Its 2012 Nominations
The Detroit Film Critics Society (of which CinemaNerdz Editor in Chief Mike Tyrkus is a member) is pleased to announce the Best of 2012 nominees in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of seventeen film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Ka...[Read More]