10.5.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The 1-4-0: Best. Movie. Of. The. Year. ‘Nuff said. When James Cameron says that Gravity is “the best space film ever done,” well, what else do you have to say? In my humble opinion, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity is the best space movie I have seen. It is perfect. Read More
10.5.2013 | By SBC Staff |
Batman, er, Christian Bale, is starring in his first film since The Dark Knight Rises and it looks promising. ‘Out of the Furnace,’ the drama/thriller about the love between two blue-collar brothers, stars Bale along with Casey Affleck. The release date will be December 6, 2013 and is directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Get Low), produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott.
Also, the cast is rounded out by Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Dominican actress Zoë Saldana and Sam Shepard.
Synopsis: Here comes a gripping and gritty drama about family, fate, circumstance, and justice. Russell Baze (Christian Bale) has a rough life: he works a dead-end blue collar job at the local steel mill by day, and cares for his terminally ill father by night. When Russell’s brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) returns home from serving time in Iraq, he gets lured into one of the most ruthless crime rings in the Northeast and mysteriously disappears. The police fail to crack the case, so – with nothing left to lose – Russell takes matters into his own hands, putting his life on the line to seek justice for his brother.
10.2.2013 | By SBC Staff |
The “1-4-0″: 12 Years A Slave is one of the best and most emotionally arduous, punishing 2hrs you’ll experience in a movie theater this year. Its level of cruelty will break you. Read More
10.1.2013 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated December 2025
October could very well be the single best month to watch movies of 2013. When you do a quick overview of the films being released this month, five of them are the frontrunners to win Best Picture at the Oscars 2014. Read More
09.27.2013 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated 2026
In 2026, when romantic comedies are being remeasured against modern dating fatigue, Baggage Claim feels even more stuck in the old formulas Jack rejected.
09.26.2013 | By SBC Staff |
In a really, really, really bad year for animated movies, we finally get to see, perhaps, the frontrunner to the Best Animated Feature at the Oscars – Frozen – from Walt Disney Animation Studios (Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph). Its toughest competitor will most likely be The Wind Rises by legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle). That film had a soporific effect on me that almost lulled me to sleep. Read More
09.24.2013 | By Jack Rico |
In my weekly syndicated movie radio segment on the Luis Jimenez Show, “Lengua, Cámara y Acción,” on X96.3FM IN NY, I broke down how Italy’s cinema’s have become brothels because of megaplexes swallowing their businesses, a Chinese billionaire is opening up a Hollywood of his own and iPhones 5S’s are a huge hit, so why is Luis against buying one? Listen to the radio segment now! Read More
09.24.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Updated May 2026
In 2013, Don Jon plays like a blunt romance movie for men. All porn, swagger and New Jersey Shore energy. In 2026, with looksmaxxing, dating anxiety and algorithm feeding what masculinity is and should be everywhere online, its obsession with how men see themselves feels newly current.
09.23.2013 | By SBC Staff |
Jude Law has never seemed to me like a leading star. A) He looks too pretty to me for me to take him seriously in a heavyweight role, B) He’s a tiny pinch of a man that looks like the wind would blow him away. Read More
09.21.2013 | By SBC Staff |
Alfonso Cuarón has come a long way from the streets of Mexico City. He’s now a three time Oscar nominee and has never won. But what I’m betting is that Cuarón will win one this year for his masterpiece film – Gravity.
When you see the film, you can easily see the movie being nominated for 7 Oscar awards – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best VFX and Best Sound Mixing.
Cuarón recently sat down for an interview in Los Angeles with DP/30 to talk about the conception of the film, the production, and the new technology that is so great that audiences won’t notice any seams in the magic.
