‘Brothers’ loses something in translation
It's a worthy lesson and has noble aspirations, but it can't preserve the intimacy of the original film, and the loosened characters slide into cliche. Full story
It's a worthy lesson and has noble aspirations, but it can't preserve the intimacy of the original film, and the loosened characters slide into cliche. Full story
Robert De Niro offers a master class of mannered, minimalist acting in "Everybody's Fine." And if its lead actor had a bit more room to roam into the dark corners of his character, the movie's fast path toward late-life insight would have felt more earned. Full story
Though the film tries to stay close to the book, it somehow feels more dreary than it should — which is saying something for a story about the apocalypse. Full story