In Dubious Battle

At the rate James Franco is bringing literary masterworks to the screen, lazy high school sophomores may not even need to open a book to ace their reading lists by 2019.

2951d ago

The trajectory of Franco’s directorial career — at least as much of it as anyone has seen, because I defy anyone to have watched everything he’s put his name to, even his Mom — has been one of gathering competence but waning personality.

2951d ago

The trajectory of Franco’s directorial career — at least as much of it as anyone has seen, because I defy anyone to have watched everything he’s put his name to, even his Mom — has been one of gathering competence but waning personality.

2951d ago

The trajectory of Franco’s directorial career — at least as much of it as anyone has seen, because I defy anyone to have watched everything he’s put his name to, even his Mom — has been one of gathering competence but waning personality.

2951d ago

The trajectory of Franco’s directorial career — at least as much of it as anyone has seen, because I defy anyone to have watched everything he’s put his name to, even his Mom — has been one of gathering competence but waning personality.

2951d ago

James Franco directs a story of the 1930s labor movement that (for once) is more than a labor of love. Adapted from John Steinbeck, it's Franco's first watchable dramatic feature.

2951d ago

James Franco directs a story of the 1930s labor movement that (for once) is more than a labor of love. Adapted from John Steinbeck, it's Franco's first watchable dramatic feature.

2951d ago

James Franco directs a story of the 1930s labor movement that (for once) is more than a labor of love. Adapted from John Steinbeck, it's Franco's first watchable dramatic feature.

2951d ago

James Franco directs a story of the 1930s labor movement that (for once) is more than a labor of love. Adapted from John Steinbeck, it's Franco's first watchable dramatic feature.

2951d ago

When John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle was published in 1936, the New York Times wrote that “You would never know that In Dubious Battle was by the same John Steinbeck if the publishers did not tell you so.”

2951d ago

Too much darkness and too much yelling mars the prolific Franco’s latest all-star stab at literary adaptation.

2951d ago

James Franco has directed some bad movies, but none as boring as In Dubious Battle.

2951d ago

When John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle was published in 1936, the New York Times wrote that “You would never know that In Dubious Battle was by the same John Steinbeck if the publishers did not tell you so.”

2951d ago

James Franco's latest Steinbeck adaptation is headlined by Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Robert Duvall and Sam Shepard and stars Franco himself as McLeod.

2951d ago

When John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle was published in 1936, the New York Times wrote that “You would never know that In Dubious Battle was by the same John Steinbeck if the publishers did not tell you so.”

2951d ago

Too much darkness and too much yelling mars the prolific Franco’s latest all-star stab at literary adaptation.

2951d ago

James Franco has directed some bad movies, but none as boring as In Dubious Battle.

2951d ago

James Franco has directed some bad movies, but none as boring as In Dubious Battle.

2951d ago

James Franco's latest Steinbeck adaptation is headlined by Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Robert Duvall and Sam Shepard and stars Franco himself as McLeod.

2951d ago

When John Steinbeck’s In Dubious Battle was published in 1936, the New York Times wrote that “You would never know that In Dubious Battle was by the same John Steinbeck if the publishers did not tell you so.”

2951d ago

Too much darkness and too much yelling mars the prolific Franco’s latest all-star stab at literary adaptation.

2951d ago

James Franco's latest Steinbeck adaptation is headlined by Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Robert Duvall and Sam Shepard and stars Franco himself as McLeod.

2951d ago

James Franco's latest Steinbeck adaptation is headlined by Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Robert Duvall and Sam Shepard and stars Franco himself as McLeod.

2951d ago

Too much darkness and too much yelling mars the prolific Franco’s latest all-star stab at literary adaptation.

2951d ago

James Franco has directed some bad movies, but none as boring as In Dubious Battle.

2951d ago

It is too flat-footed and sloppy to explore the obvious parallels between then and now, and the movie is peppered with gratuitous star cameos that distract rather than enlighten. At least it means well.

2951d ago

This admirably-intentioned adaptation of the 1936 industrial strife novel suffers from a tin ear, flat feet and overweening vanity.

2951d ago

This admirably-intentioned adaptation of the 1936 industrial strife novel suffers from a tin ear, flat feet and overweening vanity.

2951d ago

I still hold out hope that one day James Franco will direct a genuinely good movie, but sadly, In Dubious Battle is not it.

2951d ago

This admirably-intentioned adaptation of the 1936 industrial strife novel suffers from a tin ear, flat feet and overweening vanity.

2951d ago

I still hold out hope that one day James Franco will direct a genuinely good movie, but sadly, In Dubious Battle is not it.

2951d ago

It is too flat-footed and sloppy to explore the obvious parallels between then and now, and the movie is peppered with gratuitous star cameos that distract rather than enlighten. At least it means well.

2951d ago

I still hold out hope that one day James Franco will direct a genuinely good movie, but sadly, In Dubious Battle is not it.

2951d ago

It is too flat-footed and sloppy to explore the obvious parallels between then and now, and the movie is peppered with gratuitous star cameos that distract rather than enlighten. At least it means well.

2951d ago

This admirably-intentioned adaptation of the 1936 industrial strife novel suffers from a tin ear, flat feet and overweening vanity.

2951d ago

It is too flat-footed and sloppy to explore the obvious parallels between then and now, and the movie is peppered with gratuitous star cameos that distract rather than enlighten. At least it means well.

2951d ago

I still hold out hope that one day James Franco will direct a genuinely good movie, but sadly, In Dubious Battle is not it.

2951d ago

Bits of editorializing dialogue throughout In Dubious Battle suggest the resonant film that might’ve been.

2951d ago

Bits of editorializing dialogue throughout In Dubious Battle suggest the resonant film that might’ve been.

2951d ago

Bits of editorializing dialogue throughout In Dubious Battle suggest the resonant film that might’ve been.

2951d ago

Bits of editorializing dialogue throughout In Dubious Battle suggest the resonant film that might’ve been.

2951d ago