Riske Business: Stars That Turned a Corner in 2013

Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence turned the corner for me in 2012. Before last year, I was either indifferent or mildly critical of those three movie stars. Then Channing Tatum starred in 21 Jump Street and shocked me with how natural he is at comedy. Bradley Cooper proved in Silver Linings Playbook that he can play manic quite well, and Jennifer Lawrence showed in the same movie that she might be the most charismatic star in movies today (further proven by American Hustle, where you wait in anticipation of her scenes). Here’s who I became a fan of in 2013 -- The "Tatums" of 2013.

Review: The Spectacular Now

by Adam Riske

The Spectacular Now is a challenging movie and one you should seek out. I’ve been trying to reconcile my feelings about it for a while. It’s centered on one of the most frustrating lead characters I can remember seeing in a movie. The movie wisely presents him as is and lets you decide. I’ve seen the movie twice and I still can’t.