Film Review: Dirty Grandpa (2016)
byIf you can handle the dirty jokes and don’t mind a pretty basic raunch comedy then Dirty Grandpa is for you. Directed by Dan Mazer,…
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Film Review: Joy (2015)
byJoy is the most recent feature film from acclaimed director David O. Russell. The whirlwind biographical tale of Joy Mangano stars Jennifer Lawrence who delivers yet…
Film Review: The Intern (2015)
byNancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give) is an admirable filmmaker, even if you don’t particularly like her films. She champions an older demographic…
Film Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
byRobert De Niro in Raging Bull. Christian Bale in The Machinist. Charlize Theron in Monster. From as early as Frederic Marsh essaying both Dr….
Film Blerg: Last Vegas (2013)
byBilly (Michael Douglas), Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin Kline) are childhood friends, constantly adjusting to the fact that they’re…
Film Review: Grudge Match (2013)
byAt the outset, when you hear Grudge Match, a film about two aging boxing rivals who are coaxed out of retirement to fight one…
Film Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
byGreed, power games, drugs and New York financial corruption in the 80s. No this is not Wall Street, but simply another Scorsese take on…
Film Review: Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
byEvery cloud has a silver lining, or so the well-known idiom says. Schoolteacher Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) is looking for his silver lining after…
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
byJust managed to get my hands on a copy of HBO Doc’s I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale. The short documentary is…