While most of "The Great Gatsby" was a glorified student project with sloppy editing and confusing directing (it WAS Baz Luhrmann, after all) , there were some good aspects.  The role of Jay Gatsby seems...

I was extremely skeptical going into "Her."  Spike Jonze's two best films ("Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation") were both written by the brilliant Charlie Kaufman, and Jonze's last screenplay ("Where...

Lupita Nyong'o, a newcomer to cinema, has certainly made her mark with "12 Years a Slave", and she has already secured a role in the 2014 film "Non-Stop."  In her role, Nyong'o perfectly portrays the...

In a year of high competition for nearly every category, Cate Blanchett is the closest thing to a lock there is.  The single greatest thing about "Blue Jasmine" is Cate Blanchett.  Her performance as...

In 1876, St. Louis city and St. Louis county separated in what was known as "The Great Divorce." Given the circumstances at the time, this was a good deal for taxpayers within the city. However, a lot...

The storied franchise of the St. Louis Cardinals has permanently cemented St. Louis as a baseball city, but the NFL and NHL also have strong presences. Professional sports teams have been anything but...