Nymphomaniac: Volume I

FYC 2014: Magnolia Films and Magnet Releasing

Posted on November 18, 2014 By John Gilpatrick Awards Predictions

We’re approaching the end of the year, and I’ll be using these FYC posts to share as many thoughts as I can about 2014’s crop of movies. And while I, like most others, might be considering these films for categories like Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay, I’m going a little more creative. First […]

The Best Movies of 2014 So Far

Posted on September 1, 2014 By John Gilpatrick Lists

We’re here, finally, on the cusp of an exciting fall movie season, and I’m looking back and a weird-ass year so far. Not bad, per se, just…weird. I rated a lot of movies 3.5 stars or better. I thought my annual trip to the Tribeca Film Festival was as fruitful as its ever been. Yet […]

Nymphomaniac: Volume I Review

Posted on March 9, 2014 By John Gilpatrick 2014, Movie Reviews, New Releases

RATING: (2.5 STARS) Volume I of famous Danish provocateur Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac saga is…well…incomplete. This portrait of a woman’s journey into sex addiction builds and builds and builds, and if Volume II delivers on the promise introduced here, these two drifting hours of character development will feel essential. On their own, they just don’t. […]