Man, did I not want to watch Fair Game. I remember the actual events, and I just wasn’t in the mood to relive the mistakes of the Younger Bush administration. Also, I’m not a big Sean Penn fan. He strikes me as kind of a jerk most times. I’m sure he’s lovely in person.
Read More biography, blu-ray, Doug Liman, drama, DVD, Fair Game, Joe Wilson, Naomi Watts, Noah, PG-13, Sean Penn, thriller, Valerie PlameIn 1968 at the Ford Motor Company’s factory in Dagenham, England, the roof leaks and it’s sweltering in the section that turns out seat covers for the Ford Escort. Women “man” the sewing machines and blouses are doffed to make the workday bearable. The girls are working class and full of “can-do“ spunk but as [...]
Read More blu-ray, Bob Hoskins, comedy, drama, DVD, History, Made In Dagenham, Nigel Cole, R, Sally HawkinsI would have to agree with the theory that Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie were nominated for Golden Globes for their performances in the critically-maligned The Tourist because the foreign press just wanted them at the ceremony, as the film more than lives up to its reputation as a preposterous piece of international intrigue.
Read More action, Angelina Jolie, blu-ray, David, drama, DVD, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Johnny Depp, paul bettany, PG-13, romance, Steven Berkoff, The TouristHow Do You Know was a real disappointment. You’d think that a cast that included Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, and Jack Nicholson, could pull off a decent Rom Com, but alas, this was a poorly scripted effort, the plotline was not well-developed, and the only actor who even began to inhabit his role [...]
Read More blu-ray, comedy, drama, DVD, How Do You Know, Jack Nicholson, James L. Brooks, Janusz Kaminski, joyce, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, PG-13, Reese Witherspoon, romanceI’ll admit that the first trailers for The Fighter gave me the impression that it was yet another inspirational underdog “based on a true story” boxing movie with little to distinguish it from its predecessors. I had no doubt it would be very well made, it just didn’t look like anything I hadn’t already seen. [...]
Read More Amy Adams, biography, blu-ray, Christian Bale, David, David O. Russell, drama, DVD, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, R, Sport, The FighterClint Eastwood bites off a bit more than he can chew as a director with Hereafter, his somber, slow-moving drama about three disparate people’s connection to the afterlife that could basically be summed up as Crash meets The Sixth Sense.
Read More blu-ray, Clint Eastwood, David, drama, DVD, Fantasy, Hereafter, Matt Damon“I love indie rock, 50 Cent… Madonna…” “Where is the list of banned female singers?” In America you could overhear the first snippet of conversation, but never the second.
Read More Bahman Ghobadi, comedy, drama, DVD, No One Knows About Persian Cats, RWhat was first an 88-minute French film called Pour Elle is now a 133-minute, big-studio thriller starring Russell Crowe and directed by Paul Haggis that, despite needing a bit of trimming, turns out to be a solidly entertaining effort.
Read More blu-ray, crime, David, drama, DVD, Elizabeth Banks, Lennie James, Liam Neeson, Paul Haggis, romance, Russell Crowe, The Next Three DaysEvery Day is a gentle dramedy about a couple who are in the early, unsettling stages of middle-age, and their family (and its problems). The couple are played by the very fine Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt, both of whom excel in projects like this, where they can both have room to settle into their [...]
Read More blu-ray, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, comedy, drama, DVD, Eddie Izzard, Every Day, Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, R, Richard LevineIts title makes it sound like the latest installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, but Faster is actually a stylish and surprisingly good revenge thriller starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who coincidentally appears in the fifth F&F entry next month) and Billy Bob Thornton that looks and feels a little like film noir. [...]
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