The Film Yap

Enjoyable in its pieces, but I wish “Hyde Park on Hudson” had a better sense of itself. Continue reading →

French actor. British spies. U.S. presidents. German dentist. Alaskan wolves. Indonesian thugs. Japanese chefs. Bengal tigers. It’s Nick’s best & worst of 2012. Continue reading →

I enjoyed “Hyde Park on Hudson” for what it was. But I wish the film had a better sense of itself. Continue reading →

“You Can Count On Me” — a compelling, sometimes comic story about contradictory siblings — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“Man of the Year” — where Robin Williams is to topical comedy as Lawrence Welk is to smoking jazz — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the worst films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“The Mothman Prophecies” — a campfire-ready chiller whose embers glow long after it’s over — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“Love Actually” — writer/director Richard Curtis’ feel-good tonic — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“The Exorcism of Emily Rose” — the film equivalent of a doctoral thesis — continues Nick Rogers’ weekly look back at the 52 worst films of 2000-2009. Continue reading →

“Breach” — a tense, paranoid thriller from director Billy Ray — continues Nick Rogers’ look at the 365 best films from 2000-2009. Continue reading →