ReThink Interview: Alex Gibney, director of CLIENT 9 (part 1) jsjkim 2026-09-21 | ReThink Interview: Alex Gibney, director of CLIENT 9 (part 1)
FRIENDS WITH KIDS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2012-03-13 | Jonathan Kim (Huffington Post, ReThink Reviews) takes a look at 'Friends With Kids', a film about best friends Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and Jason (Adam Scott) who decide to have a baby while remaining single in order to avoid the terrible, passionless marriages that happened to their married friends after they had children. 'Friends With Kids' co-stars Kristin Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox, and Ed Burns. Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
PROJECT X — ReThink Review jsjkim 2012-03-09 | Jonathan Kim (Huffington Post, ReThink Reviews) gives his take on PROJECT X, which is about three teenagers who throw a house party that gets out of control (and is not a remake of the 1987 Matthew Broderick film about chimp research). Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
BEING FLYNN — ReThink Review jsjkim 2012-03-06 | Jonathan Kim (Huffington Post, Pacifica Radio) reviews BEING FLYNN, a film based on the memoir "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City". In BEING FLYNN, aspiring writer Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) begins working at a homeless shelter and develops a drug problem he struggles to control. His father, Jonathan (Robert De Niro), is a con man who abandoned Nick and his mom (Julianne Moore) and believes that he's one of America's greatest writers, despite the fact that he hasn't finished writing his novel. When Jonathan becomes homeless, he arrives at Nick's shelter, and Nick has to decide if he should attempt to reconcile with his father and attempt to get closure on his mother's suicide. Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
ReThink Interview: Wim Wenders, director of PINA jsjkim 2012-01-25 | In the three years since AVATAR, I've seen exactly two movies where 3D actually enhanced my moviewatching experience: AVATAR, and now PINA, director Wim Wenders' excellent documentary about German choreographer Pina Rausch. That's right, my second favorite 3D movie ever is a documentary. Read my review of PINA (which was nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar) herehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-kim/pina-movie-review_b_1202730.htmlI had a chance to talk with Wim Wenders about PINA, the power and potential of 3D, and how the big studios almost killed 3D with an avalanche of crappy movies. Enjoy!Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviewsFollow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitterfacebook.com/ReThinkReviewshttp://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
FOOTLOOSE — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-10-19 | Jonathan Kim (Huffington Post, ReThink Reviews) takes a look at the 2011 remake of "Footloose", why it feels more applicable to today's America, and how the film sticks up for city kids and atheists. Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
DRIVE — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-09-20 | Jonathan Kim (ReThink Reviews, Huffington Post) reviews DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling as an unnamed stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver who gets involved with the wrong guys (Ron Perlman and Albert Brooks), the wrong woman (Carey Mulligan) and the wrong job. Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
Jonathan Reviews The Iron Giant and Announces RTRs Next Movie! jsjkim 2011-09-08 | Host Jonathan Kim reviews the excellent animated film 'The Iron Giant' and discusses how it addresses the mature themes of identity, Cold War paranoia, nuclear war and mortality. To watch 'The Iron Giant' on Netflix Instant, go here http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Iron_Giant/70015683?trkid=2361637 Jonathan also reveals the movie for the next episode of ReThink Reviews — the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film, 'Reefer Madness'! You can watch 'Reefer Madness' on Netflix Instant here http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Reefer_Madness/898545?trkid=2361637 or watch it FREE on YouTube here http://youtu.be/V2FZgErvNTE Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
OUR IDIOT BROTHER — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-08-31 | Jonathan Kim reviews OUR IDIOT BROTHER for What the Flick. OUR IDIOT BROTHER stars Paul Rudd as Ned, a perpetually positive and carefree hippy who takes turns staying with his three sisters (Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel) after being released from jail for selling marijuana. Check out Jonathan's new Netflix-based movie review and political show, ReThink Reviews! youtube.com/rethinkreviews Follow ReThink Reviews on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/ReThinkReviews http://twitter.com/rethinkreviews
Next Film on RTR: THE THIN BLUE LINE! jsjkim 2011-07-27 | For this Monday (July 25), ReThink Reviews will be looking at Errol Morris' fantastic 1988 documentary THE THIN BLUE LINE. We'll be talking about the legal system, the Casey Anthony verdict and the death penalty, and our expert guest will be Liliana Segura, associate editor of The Nation and an expert on the death penalty and unfair sentencing.If you have Netflix, watch THE THIN BLUE LINE on Netflix Instant before we shoot the show on Monday and send us your questions via Facebook, Twitter and email. If you don't have Netflix, use TYT's promo code (http://www.netflix.com/tyt) to get a month of Netflix FREE and watch the movie.JOIN THE DISCUSSION Onfacebook.com/ReThinkReviewstwitter.com/ReThinkReviewsReThinkReviews@tytnetwork.comget a FREE month of Netflix using TYT promo codehttp://www.netflix.com/tyt
Miranda July — ReThink Interview jsjkim 2011-07-26 | My interview with artist/writer/actor/director Miranda July as she and Jonathan Kim discuss her new film 'The Future', what it's like living in a household where both spouses are writer/directors releasing films (her husband is 'Beginners' director Mike Mills), and the fact that Miranda and Jonathan went to the same high school together in Oakland, CA. Check out Jonathan Kim's new Netflix-based movie review/current events show, ReThink Reviews on TYT! http://www.youtube.com/user/RethinkReviews JOIN THE DISCUSSION On facebook.com/ReThinkReviews twitter.com/ReThinkReviews ReThinkReviews@tytnetwork.com get a FREE month of Netflix using TYT promo code http://www.netflix.com/tyt
HORRIBLE BOSSES — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-07-21 | It's a little late, but I wanted to give my take on HORRIBLE BOSSES, especially since the critics on the WTF panel's opinions were fairly different from mine.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.Check out Jonathan Kim's new Netflix-based movie review/current events show, ReThink Reviews on TYT! http://www.youtube.com/user/RethinkReviewsJOIN THE DISCUSSION Onfacebook.com/ReThinkReviewstwitter.com/ReThinkReviewsReThinkReviews@tytnetwork.comget a FREE month of Netflix using TYT promo codehttp://www.netflix.com/tyt
ReThink Interview: Errol Morris, director of TABLOID (complete) jsjkim 2011-07-18 | My interview with Errol Morris, arguably the world's greatest living documentary filmmaker, as he discusses his new film, TABLOID, which follows the strange story of Joyce McKinney, a former beauty queen who became the target of British tabloids when she was accused of kidnapping and raping a Mormon man she was in love with. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ReThink Interview: Errol Morris, director of TABLOID (part 2) jsjkim 2011-07-14 | Many would agree that Errol Morris is one of the greatest living documentary directors, and arguably the best ever. His new film, TABLOID, tells the twisting tale of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming who, in 1977 traveled to England to win back her boyfriend, a Mormon missionary. Whether she kidnapped him or hew went willingly is up for debate, but the salacious details of the "abduction" quickly became fodder for England's voracious tabloids. In part 2 of my interview with Errol Morris, he talks about the media's role in the pursuit of truth and how absolute truths do exist. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ReThink Interview: Errol Morris, director of TABLOID (part 1) jsjkim 2011-07-14 | Many would agree that Errol Morris is one of the greatest living documentary directors, and arguably the best ever. His new film, TABLOID, tells the twisting tale of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming who, in 1977 traveled to England to win back her boyfriend, a Mormon missionary. Whether she kidnapped him or hew went willingly is up for debate, but the salacious details of the "abduction" quickly became fodder for England's voracious tabloids. In part 1 of my interview with Errol Morris, he talks about whether Joyce has really convinced herself that her story is true or whether she's simply a good actress, as well as the role of the law in the pursuit of the truth. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ReThink Interview: Chris Weitz, director of A BETTER LIFE jsjkim 2011-07-01 | My ReThink Interview with Chris Weitz, director of the new film A BETTER LIFE. See my review of A BETTER LIFE here http://youtu.be/LHXpxyYxMwc For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews For more ReThink Reviews and Interviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
A BETTER LIFE — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-06-30 | My ReThink Review of A BETTER LIFE, Chris Weitz's film about a gardener (Demian Bichir) who is an illegal immigrant and his efforts to create a better future for his American-born teenage son (Jose Julian).For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ReThink Interview: (part 2) Taggart Siegel & Jon Betz, makers of QUEEN OF THE SUN jsjkim 2011-06-29 | My ReThink Interview with Taggart Siegel (director, co-producer, co-editor) and Jon Betz (co-producer, co-editor), the makers of the documentary QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US?, which looks at man's relationship with bees and the phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder, where mass numbers of bees are disappearing from their hives without a trace.See part 1 of the interview here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_6mXgiMAsFor more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ReThink Interview: (part 1) Taggart Siegel & Jon Betz, makers of QUEEN OF THE SUN jsjkim 2011-06-29 | My ReThink Interview with Taggart Siegel (director, co-producer, co-editor) and Jon Betz (co-producer, co-editor), the makers of the documentary QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US?, which looks at man's relationship with bees and the phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder, where mass numbers of bees are disappearing from their hives without a trace. See part 2 of the interview here For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
THE ART OF GETTING BY — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-06-23 | My review of THE ART OF GETTING BY, which stars Freddie Highmore as a solitary teenager who believes that the inevitability of death makes life (and doing homework) meaningless, which might lead to him having to repeat his senior year at a private New York high school. But it's funny how a cute girl can change your outlook on life, which is what happens when George meets an alluring fellow student named Sally, played by Emma Roberts, who makes George think that maybe there are some things worth living for. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
BEGINNERS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-06-08 | Writer/director Mike Mills' largely autobiographical film BEGINNERS follows Oliver, played by Ewan McGregor, as his perceptions about his parents, as well as himself, are shaken when his 75-year-old father, Hal, played by Christopher Plummer, reveals a few months after the death of Oliver's mother that he's gay and always has been. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-06-05 | If you love the original STAR WARS trilogy and feel betrayed by George Lucas because of the special edition trilogy and the prequels, THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS is the movie for you. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
THE FIRST GRADER — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-05-13 | My review of THE FIRST GRADER, an excellent film based on the true story of Kimani Maruge, an 84-year-old Kenyan man and veteran of the Mau Mau uprising who enrolled as a first grader so he could learn to read after the Kenyan government announced that it was making an elementary school education free to all. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
THOR — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-05-06 | My review of THOR, which stars Chris Hemsworth as the titular Norse god of thunder, who is banished to earth where he meets an astrophysicist (Natalie Portman) who tries to help him regain his magic hammer. And there's some other stuff about space Vikings and frost giants.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
THE BANG BANG CLUB — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-27 | My review of THE BANG BANG CLUB, based on the true story of four conflict photographers who risked their lives to capture images of the civil war that erupted in the early 90s before South Africa's first free elections.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
ATLAS SHRUGGED (PART 1) — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-21 | My review of ATLAS SHRUGGED (PART 1), the first of a (supposed) trilogy based on Ayn Rand's book that has become a founding document of the conservative/libertarian movement. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
SOUL SURFER — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-12 | SOUL SURFER is a film about Bethany Hamilton, who became a professional surfer after having her arm ripped off by a shark when she was 13. Bethany and her family are devout Christians, and SOUL SURFER has some overt Christian elements. So does that mean that it's not a movie for an atheist like me? For more reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net Follow ReThink Reviews on Twitter and Facebook twitter.com/ReThinkReviews facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
YOUR HIGHNESS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-07 | My review of the medieval stoner film, YOUR HIGHNESS, starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Rasmus Hardiker and Zooey Deschanel.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.netFollow ReThink Reviews on Twitter at twitter.com/rethinkreviews and on Facebook at facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
TRUST — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-04 | My ReThink Review of TRUST, an excellent film about the aftermath of a 14-year-old girl named Annie (Liana Liberato) who is raped by an older man posing as a teenager who she meets online. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/. Follow ReThink Reviews at http://twitter.com/ReThinkReviews and facebook.com/ReThinkReviews
In Defense of SUCKER PUNCH — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-04-01 | While SUCKER PUNCH isn't a great movie, I'm genuinely baffled by the over-the-top negative reaction the film is receiving from critics. Here's my response to those attacking the film, particularly those who claim it's sexist/misogynistic.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
ReThink Interview: Julian Schnabel, director of MIRAL jsjkim 2011-03-23 | My ReThink Interview with Julian Schnabel, director of the new film MIRAL, which stars Frieda Pinto (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE). Based on the book by Rula Jebreal, the film follows a teenage girl named Miral as she grows up in East Jerusalem under Israeli occupation during the early 90s. The Intifada, which means "to stand up straight", has begun, and Miral must decide between violent resistance against Israel, or the peaceful route of education advocated by Hind Husseini, played by Hiam Abbass (THE VISITOR), the matriarch who founded the safe-haven orphanage where Miral was raised. Schnabel is also the Oscar-nominated director of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, BASQUIAT and BEFORE NIGHT FALLS. For more ReThink Reviews and Interviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
LIMITLESS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-03-22 | My review of the surprisingly good film LIMITLESS, where Bradley Cooper plays a failed writer who is given a drug that allows him to utilize 100% of his brain, turning him into the best possible version of himself. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
MARS NEEDS MOMS — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-03-16 | My review of MARS NEEDS MOMS for WTF and my thoughts on why producer Robert Zemeckis' experiments with performance capture have been such failures. For more, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-03-09 | My review of THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt) for What the Flick?!For more of my reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net and/or my YouTube channel.
VANISHING ON 7TH STREET — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-03-02 | My review of the new thriller VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, where a mysterious living darkness descends on the city of Detroit, causing people to disappear right out of their clothes. Only a group of four people remain, hunkering down in a bar with a gas generator that keeps the lights on. Starring Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, Thandie Newton and Jacob Latimore. The film is in limited release and is available on VOD. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
GLORY — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-02-12 | In honor of Black History Month, I thought I'd revisit GLORY, the excellent 1989 film directed by Edward Zwick that tells the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry regiment, one of the first black units to fight in the Civil War. It's not only a great piece of black history, but American history. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
ON THE BOWERY — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-01-21 | My review of ON THE BOWERY, an award-winning pseudo-documentary from 1956 that uses documentary footage and
INSIDE JOB — ReThink Review jsjkim 2011-01-07 | My ReThink Review of INSIDE JOB, considered the definitive documentary explaining the causes of the economic meltdown, as well as a frontrunner for the best documentary Oscar. To read Jonathan Kim's interview with INSIDE JOB director Charles Ferguson, go here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-kim/rethink-interview-charles_b_805088.html For more ReThink Reviews, go to http://rethinkreviews.net
BHUTTO — ReThink Review jsjkim 2010-12-17 | Jonathan Kim's review of BHUTTO, a documentary about the life and political career of Benazir Bhutto, who became the prime minister of Pakistan and the first woman to ever lead a Muslim state before being assassinated in 2007.For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
GASLAND — ReThink Review jsjkim 2010-12-10 | Jonathan Kim reviews GASLAND, the award-winning documentary about the natural gas industry, the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and the harmful effects natural gas extraction and processing has on humans and the environment. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net/.
TANGLED — ReThink Review jsjkim 2010-12-03 | My ReThink Review of the Disney film TANGLED, a smart, funny, enormously entertaining take on the Rapunzel fairy tale. For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
WASTE LAND — ReThink Review jsjkim 2010-11-12 | My ReThink Review of WASTE LAND, the excellent documentary by Lucy Walker about Vik Muniz, a brazillian artist, who traveled to Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest dump, to create portraits depicting the men and women who salvage recyclables for a living. The portraits would be entirely made of discarded materials gathered and arranged by the pickers themselves, with the hope that art could change their lives. For more info on WASTE LAND, visit http://www.wastelandmovie.com For more ReThink Reviews, visit http://rethinkreviews.net
