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Review: Edward Snowden’s leak produces succinct film plot

By Max Denning, Staff Writer • September 21, 2016

The movie is indeed a one-sided telling...carried by the spectacular performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Snowden) but hindered by other performances.

Review: Dramatic movie dons intense plot

By Bernadette Javier, Staff Writer • October 2, 2013

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directing debut triumphs with its deep subject matter.

Review: ‘Premium Rush’ crashes and burns

By James Hasson, Staff Writer • August 27, 2012

There is an expression that goes, “never bring a knife to a gunfight.” The same should be said for bicycles in car chases. Director David Koepp attempts to introduce bicycles chases as an alternative for traditional car chases in “Premium Rush.” The film ultimately lacks horsepower with its predictable cinematic elements, dull story and bland…

Infectious comedy defeats the odds

By Michael Reyes, Contributing writer • October 4, 2011

Echoing cross-genre films such as Adam Sandler’s “Click” and “Funny People,” which borders the line between comedy and drama, director Jonathan Levine’s new dark comedy “50/50” is a creative and effective mix of tragedy and humor.

JGL does it up in NYC

By Aaron Edwards • September 17, 2010

Is there nothing Joseph Gordon-Levitt can't do? He's successfully performed Inception, tackled the complex dialogue of the film-noir homage "Brick" and even came face to face with death (or a really bad set of stitches) while riding a bike [graphic] in New York City. Now, just to top off all his recent success and acclaim,…