We may be in the icy throes of Winter, but December has proven to be one hot month at the box office. It seems like most of the studios brought out their big guns this month, and even though I didn't get a chance to review all of the highly anticipated films on my list, most of what I did review was definitely Oscar caliber. But first, a change of pace, and a Blu-ray review of one of my favorite films of the Summer ...
The Grifters. Catch Me if You Can. Matchstick Men. Hollywood's long-standing fascination with con artists translates to a laundry list of films, and now you can add the latest film from The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell to that growing list. For American Hustle, Russell re-teams with his stars from those two films -- Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence -- for a thoroughly entertaining romp through the world of feds, cons and corruption, set in 1978 New York.
It's been a week and a half since I last posted anything, but it feels like forever. Rest assured, I'm working on a ton of reviews for December -- it just happens that this month's films are releasing in the latter half of the month. Here's the breakdown of what's coming this month: On December 18th, look for my review of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. On December 20th, I'll be publishing my reviews for David O. Russell's American Hustle, the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks. On December 25th, check back for my reviews of August: Osage County, the timely Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and the latest Martin Scorsese/Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration, The Wolf of Wall Street. Of course, I still plan on publishing my monthly "In Reviews" segment for November (ideally before mid-month). Just have to find some time to do so! And apologies for not being able to publish a review of Disney's Frozen last month, as promised; scheduling conflicts prevented that one from happening. I'm trying to squeeze in at least one more film into the above schedule as well -- check back soon for any updates!
