Film Review: Trouble with the Curve (2012)
byClint Eastwood plays against type as a disgruntled, down on his luck, decaying old man. Okay, maybe less “plays against type” and a little…
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Wednesdays with Woody: Whatever Works (2009)
byAfter five years of working throughout Europe and the UK, Woody Allen returned to his native New York for production on his 39th feature…
Film Review: Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
byCeleste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) are best friends. They spend all their time together and enjoy every moment of it. But they’re…
Film Review: Fun Size (2012)
byWhen did teenagers get so annoying and predictable? Obviously teenagers have always been annoying, that’s just part of being 13-19, but somehow the innocence…
Film Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
byDear Steven Chbosky, I wanted to write to you because you wrote that book I love so much and then you wrote and directed…
Film Review: Skyfall (2012)
byCould it be? Has Bond finally been killed in action??? Well, what do you think? Yeah, exactly. MI6 secret agent 007 James Bond returns…
Film Review: 2 Days in New York (2012)
byJulie Delpy is an old hack at the writer-director-actor role and the proof of her experience is in the pudding of 2 Days in…
Wednesdays With Woody: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
byThere’s a scene halfway through Vicky Cristina Barcelona where the narrator elaborates on the thoughts of the American Christina while spending time in Barcelona:…
Film Review: Sound of my Voice (2011)
byWatching Zal Batmanglij’s debut film Sound of My Voice feels a bit like putting together an incomplete jigsaw puzzle. Assembling the edge pieces is…
Film Review: Robot and Frank (2012)
bySet in the very near future, Robot and Frank tells the tale of Frank (Frank Langella), a man with dementia who is living alone…