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Devouring: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
I love this entire review. It’s simplistic and a quick read, yet gives a great description of the movie… The Wolf of Wall Street is a bacchanal barrage of booze, broads and blow that will have you laughing — or shaking your head — because of its cynically unabashed exuberance… They (Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Terence Winter) create an almost surreal, carnal, carnival-like atmosphere where these self-proclaimed masters of the universe grow more and more intoxicated and invincible, as the money continues to pour in from unsuspecting suckers… READ MOREBob Bloom JConline.com Tinsel & Tine’s Take Undoubtedly, this version of The Wolf of Wall Street would be great as a…
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Magic Mike
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Steven Soderbergh is an impressive director – Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy, Contagion and many more, but his last movie Haywire (click for T &T commentary) didn’t seem to be up to his usual standard. Now, he’s redeemed himself for me with Magic Mike. Based on the real-life pre-acting career of star Channing Tatum, this behind the scenes look at male stripping is not only entertaining, sexy and fun; it’s got more quality and a hipper flavor than the trailer would have you believe. Tatum’s character Mike is ambitious in that cocksure way some young guys have of running a lot of…