The high-concept Due Date definitely delivers some laughs thanks to the odd-couple casting of Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, but not quite as many as one would expect to find in a comedy featuring such highly regarded comic personas.
Read More comedy, Danny McBride, David, Due Date, R, Robert Downey Jr., Todd Phillips, Zach GalifianakisWell, gentle readers, now we must address ourselves to an examination of the latest cinematic incarnation of the eminent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s famous prototypical super-sleuth. Did our director, Mr. Guy Ritchie, famous for his brawling British caper flicks (Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels among them), indeed run roughshod over one of [...]
Read More blu-ray, DVD, Eddie Marsan, Geraldine James, Guy Ritchie, Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, Mark Strong, PG-13, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, willThe Soloist is a huge step above many of the DVD releases we’ve seen over the last few months. The film is based on the true story of Steve Lopez, reporter for the LA Times who, while out looking for a story, encounters the homeless cellist, Nathaniel Ayers. The movie tracks their relationship and, in [...]
Read More biography, drama, DVD, Jamie Foxx, Joe Wright, joyce, music, PG-13, Robert Downey Jr., Susannah Grant, The Soloist