Bernard Boo
667 articles written by Bernard Boo
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Deadpool
Ryan Reynolds slays in this blood-drenched, gabby superhero send-up.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
A lit-horror mash-up that mostly works but slows considerably in its second half.
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Hail, Caesar!
The Coens impress again with this hilarious love letter to Old Hollywood.
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The Finest Hours
This uninspired, effects-driven dramatization is ice cold.
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The Lesson (Slamdance Review)
Torture porn served with a heaping helping of brain food on the side.
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Director’s Cut (Slamdance Review)
An inventive satire about the ever-narrowing relationship between artist and audience, Director’s Cut has a lot of interesting ideas bouncing around inside its twisted, experimental narrative, though on a fundamental level, the movie simply isn’t that compelling. Penn Jillette plays...
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The Revenant
Artsy ambition sullies this bloody frontier tale of man vs. man.
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Sisters
As star vehicles go, this one's a jalopy.
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Noma: My Perfect Storm
An unbalanced, uninspired food doc that overthinks a simple story.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
An outstanding female lead and breathtaking visuals make this an essential installment in the ongoing 'Star Wars' saga.
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Alamo Drafthouse SF Opens With ‘Star Wars,’ Five Screens and Loads of Queso
Standing in defiance of the techie takeover that’s been wiping clean San Francisco’s weird, colorful corners and pockets, the 100-year-old New Mission Theater—following a $10 million renovation by Alamo Drafthouse—opens its doors tomorrow, inviting us to dine on high-end finger food...
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The Danish Girl
A pretty portrait of the wrong woman.
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Tom Hooper On ‘The Danish Girl,’ Trans Actors In Hollywood
Tom Hooper‘s The Danish Girl follows the true-life gender transition of artist Einar Wegener to Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) and its effect on her marriage to fellow artist Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). Acting as stand-in for one of Gerda’s female...
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Adam McKay Talks ‘The Big Short,’ Breaking the Fourth Wall, the Evolution of Steve Carell
In a drastic, surprisingly smooth departure from his typical work directing major studio comedies, Adam McKay tackles the dense subject matter of The Big Short, a screen adaptation of Michael Lewis‘ best-selling book about the devastating financial collapse of the...
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James White
Soulful storytelling and two breakthrough performances make this one an emotional powerhouse.