Movie Review: That Awkward Moment
Give writer/director Tom Gormican credit. He managed to grab 3 young actors before 2 become megastars and one becomes socially irrelevant. That Awkward Moment masquerades …
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Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Leo DiCaprio gets to play a modern-day version of Jay Gatsby (who he played earlier this year) in the Wolf of Wall Street. Director Martin …
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: How to Survive a Plague
AIDS was a plague for the gay community. When you are infected with a plague, you become ostracized, victimized, and isolated by the general populous …
Movie Review: The Avengers
Summer blockbusters have varied over the years. Jaws was the first one, a thrill ride that touched something fearful inside all of us. Back to …
Movie Review: Now You See Me
Magicians are inherently compelling. Built around misdirection and hidden agendas, anything they say or do will have you second guessing what is real and what …
Movie Review: Frances Ha
Oh to be young in New York. Frances Ha is Noah Baumbach’s attempt to take Woody Allen’s neurotic New York away from him while Allen …
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is on the short list of the greatest American novels of all time. It is a stunning portrayal of the highs and …
Movie Review: Premium Rush
Premium Rush takes what could have been a very intense claustrophobic thriller in a city and pushes all situations to a 10, which dilutes the …
Movie Review: The Place Beyond the Pines
Schenectady (NY) translates to the Place Beyond the Pines. Using the gritty rural setting as the movie’s backdrop, director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) weaves a …