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‘Getaway’ is just too silly and choppy to stand out

Getaway Written by Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker Directed by Courtney Solomon USA, 2013 The next time you go to Walt Disney World—and you should—make sure to carve out some time in your vacation planning to see the Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The 40-minute show has a simple …

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‘Spring Breakers’ a fascinating, messy mix of art project and experimental film

Spring Breakers Directed by Harmony Korine Written by Harmony Korine USA, 2013 Spring Breakers could be accused of many things, such as being a gleeful mix of moralistic hand-wringing and heedless excess, but it cannot be accused of not trying. This 90-minute mélange of modern juvenilia is a gaudy, fluorescent, drug-fueled trip, as much an …

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SXSW 2013: ‘Spring Breakers’ fulfills the salacious anticipations but with a surprising bit of darkness

Spring Breakers Directed by Harmony Korine Written by Harmony Korine (screenplay) US, 2012 Spring Breakers, by strict definition, is not a very good film, but that does not mean that is a bad one either. The structure of the story is loose, looping and barely there; the characters lack much substantial development; however, for all …

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