Having apparently run out of theme park rides to turn into mediocre movies, Disney, it seems, has decided to take scenes from its own films–in this case the Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia–and turn them into loud, overblown star vehicles for Nicolas Cage and his growing collection of wigs.
Read More action, adventure, Alfred Molina, blu-ray, comedy, David, DVD, Jay Baruchel, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Turteltaub, Nicolas Cage, PG-, Teresa Palmer, Trevor RabinAn Education is a really enjoyable movie that is part coming-of-age drama, part love story, part historical commentary, and all enjoyable. The main character, Jenny, is played by Carey Mulligan, who was up for an Oscar for her role in the film. Jenny is an exceptionally intelligent schoolgirl in 1960’s suburban London, with aspirations to [...]
Read More Alfred Molina, An Education, blu-ray, Carey Mulligan, drama, DVD, Emma Thompson, joyce, Lynn Barber, Nick Hornsby, Olivia Williams, Peter Sarsgaard, PG-13The thing I liked most about this slapstick-silly sequel to the 2006 franchise reboot is that, though it derives most of its laughs from watching 63-year-old Steve Martin fall down a lot and act like a bumbling fool, it doesn’t stoop to kicks in the crotch or fart jokes to entertain you. Martin again performs [...]
Read More adventure, Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia, comedy, DVD, Emily Mortimer, Harald Zwart, Jean Reno, Jeremy Irons, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Mystery, Peter Sellers, PG-, Steve Martin