Pose the question what makes a great actor and your answers may vary. What makes an enduring actor is perhaps easier to measure and some... Read More
Vincent Smetana
Vince Smetana loves all kinds of movies, but has a soft spot for high production values and off-color jokes. He currently lives in Sydney. He has his own blog, http://cinesnatch.blogspot.nl/, where he reviews films and offers his views on the Oscar race.
In Spike Jonze’s latest film Her, Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore Twombly, a professional letter-writer for-hire who composes personal correspondence with his creative mind, sensitive nature,... Read More
I had read Cormac McCarthy’s script for The Counselor earlier this year. Like you will no doubt hear in other reviews of the film itself,... Read More
Ron Howard’s latest film Rush depicts the epic rivalry between Formula 1 race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt. The film covers the six-year... Read More

FYC: It’s Time for Annette Bening to Win the Oscar
Review: Her (Jonze, 2013)
Review: The Counselor (Ridley Scott, 2013)
Review: Rush (Ron Howard, 2013)
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