Movie Review: Heavyweights
Heavyweights is now more known for its historical significance than its moments on-screen. It is here we can trace some of the most influential moviemakers …
Comedy
Movie Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Masterpiece Theater’s golden age moves eastward. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is about a retirement home for aging Englishfolk in India. Unlike the hotel in …
Movie Review: Bernie
Bernie is a delicious reminder of how much writer/director Richard Linklater can elevate a film. Jack Black has a tendency to ratchet up his enthusiasm …
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
The Deltones. The Sig O’s. Purple Haze. These are some of the a cappella groups at my Alma Mater. Like Pitch Perfect shows the audience, …
Movie Review: Sleepwalk With Me
Mike Birbiglia has been hanging around the elite of the comedy world without ever becoming a household name. His style is pretty carefree and based …
Movie Review: Warm Bodies
Apparently zombies and humans are the new Montagues and Capulets. Warm Bodies does for zombies what Twilight has done for vampires: it provides a romantic …
Movie Review: Liberal Arts
If someone is lucky enough to experience college, Liberal Arts will either be a pleasant memory or a painful regret of what was. Writer/Director/Star Josh …
Movie Review: Friends With Kids
Friends with Kids thinks it is smarter than it actually is. Writer/Director/Star Jennifer Westfeldt attempts what seems like a brave attempt at pioneering a new …
Movie Review: This Is 40
This Is 40 has been marketed as the everyman’s movie about what it truly is like to be 40 years old in the US, complete …
Movie Review: Safety Not Guaranteed
Romantic Comedies had a good year in 2012 by pairing them with other genres to put a twist on the romcom. Seeking a Friend for …