Haywire, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Gina Carano is the story of a private sector security agent who is double crossed and sets forth on a mission of revenge. First question: Who is Gina Carano? Gina is a mixed martial arts fighter and, I’m totally serious, a former “American Gladiator.” While this is not [...]
Read More action, adventure, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano, Haywire, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Noah, Steven Soderbergh, thrillerThis started out as a smarmy review of No Strings Attached. I’m not proud, I pre-judged the movie based purely on Ashton Kutcher. I don’t like him. Can you really blame me?
Read More Ashton Kutcher, blu-ray, comedy, DVD, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Mindy Kaling, Natalie Portman, No Strings Attached, Noah, R, romanceMan, 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 PlameEveryone has already told you to see Waiting for Superman. I’m not going to be any different. It was a heartfelt and moving foray into the crumbling American education system. Just because I say see it, don’t think I’m endorsing it as a “good” documentary.
Read More blu-ray, documentary, DVD, Noah, PG-, Waiting for SupermanIt seems like the fall back position of “indie” cinema these days is that drama almost exclusively comes from tragedy. Welcome to the Rileys is no exception. It’s a story of a married couple who has lost their 15 year old daughter to a car accident. After her death, they seem to be separately orbiting [...]
Read More James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo, Noah, Welcome to the RileysWhen I first heard this project was in the works, I groaned. I’m not a Beatles fan, never have been. The first time I saw a picture of the group I immediately recognized Paul McCartney as the guy who tried to steal Michael Jackson‘s girl, but thought that whoever this other band was they were [...]
Read More Aaron Johnson, Beatles, biography, blu-ray, drama, DVD, John Lennon, Kristin Scott Thomas, music, Noah, Nowhere Boy, RAfter being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former bossRR Someone once said, “The difference between good pornography and bad pornography is the addition of plot.” I think it might have been Gandhi.
Read More crime, DVD, horror, Mystery, Noah, R, SawIt’s not so much that Grown Ups is a bad movie. Trust me, it is. It’s that it is so poorly structured, and yet I still wanted to see the end. Grown Ups is the story of five childhood friends who are reunited for the funeral of their beloved coach. Adam Sandler is the successful [...]
Read More Adam Sandler, blu-ray, Chris Rock, comedy, David Spade, DVD, Grown Ups, Kevin James, Noah, R, Rob SchneiderRussell Brand is not a tool. I know it sounds crazy, but stay with me.
Read More blu-ray, comedy, DVD, Get Him to the Greek, Jonah Hill, Noah, R, Russell Brand, Sean CombsDeath at a Funeral tells the wacky story of all the things that can go wrong when families come together to observe the loss of their patriarch. Sound familiar?
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