Movie Review: American Hustle
If there were a career turnaround award for a director, David O. Russell has to be near the top of the list. Russell has often …
Comedy
Movie Review: Anchorman: The Legend Continues
If movie success was measured in total laughs, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues would be at the top of the list. Ron Burgundy is the …
Movie Review: Inside Llewyn Davis
When someone asks you “What is the next movie the Coen Brothers are making?”, a folk musician down on his luck in Greenwich Village before …
Movie Review: 21 And Over
21 and Over feels like either the first draft of the Hangover, or a cheap knockoff trying to launch careers. Mostly repeating the central conceit …
Movie Review: Nebraska
Nebraska oscillates between being a relatable study of aging middle America and a coastal account of what they believe happens in the heartland. Director Alexander …
Movie Review: About Time
It’s not a time travel story of love. It is a love story with time travel. With all the romantic clichés and plot devices in …
Movie Review: Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt can now add director to his list of talents. The actor has built up his acting credibility since Brick with some very memorable …
Movie Review: Blue Jasmine
Yuck. The sum of Blue Jasmine’s parts – acting, character development, storytelling – are significantly greater than the whole of Woody Allen’s new film. The …
Movie Review: In a World…
It will be hard to look at trailers the same again. Writer/Director/Star Lake Bell has created a fun little movie “in a world…where people…with great …
Movie Review: Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies revels in the silence between conversations. The love triangle between Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, and Jake Johnson is a well acted and keenly …