Discuss: Wisconsin Film Festival Jake Smith reflects briefly on the films he saw in the second half of the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival, including a pair of pictures with Ingrid Bergman and the newest from Whit […]
Jake Smith shares brief thoughts on the films he has seen so far at the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival. […]
Jake Smith sees in Serial Killer 1 a solid crime drama that is focused far more on the crime than the drama. […]
Review: Wisconsin Film Festival Love & Peace | Sion Sono | Japan | 2015 | 117 minutes UW Union South Marquee, Friday, April 15 at 3:45pm» Sundance Cinemas, Sunday, April 17 at 3:45pm» Jake Smith takes […]
Missed Madison Film Festival Kilo Two Bravo | Paul Katis | UK, Jordan | 2014 | 108 minutes Netflix | Amazon Video | GoWatchIt In a true story of the war in Afghanistan, Jake Smith finds a director worth watching […]
Missed Madison Film Festival Office | Johnnie To | China, Hong Kong | 2015 | 119 minutes Queue at GoWatchIt for availability updates» Jake Smith looks at Johnnie To’s latest and finds a brilliant film that has distinctive […]
Jake’s Take: One Image from Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012) The biggest box office success of the series is M’s film as much as it is Bond’s. “Oh, to hell with dignity. I’ll leave when the job’s […]
Jake’s Take: One Image from Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008) The most misunderstood film since OHMSS also has the best Bond woman in the entire series. “I don’t think the dead care about vengeance.” After […]
Jake’s Take: One Image from Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006) Over forty years after the franchise began, the story of James Bond and Vesper Lynd is finally told. “It doesn’t bother you? Killing those people? “Well, […]
Jake’s Take: One Image from Die Another Day (Lee Tamahori, 2002) The magnificent Judi Dench at the end of one Bond’s tenure and on the cusp of another’s. “Knowing who to trust is everything in this […]
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