Movie Review: The Ides Of March
Two actors, two faces and a two sided story. I smell an Oscar nod for Gosling…I see audience rejection of the film.
Movie Review — Restless
It’s October. A time when Ghoulies, Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties roam the earth. But if you start seeing the ghost of a World War II Japanese kamikaze fighter pilot, you’re probably Enoch Brae, the central character of Restless. And that’s not a bad place to be. Enoch is an odd kid. If your name is Enoch [...]
Movie Review — Real Steel
“Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” get their day on the big screen in Real Steel, a movie that transcends the one-joke premise and is instead a heartwarming, fist-pumping mechanized fairy tale of a father and son coming together amid some of the baddest technology you’ll ever wish was really available. Not to bad for a [...]
In Sarah’s Key, an American journalist marries the Frenchman of her dreams and years later they move into a place that his family had lived in years before. But her research on the Vélodrome d’Hive roundup of Jews during World War II uncovers a connection to her new home, a connection that leads her on [...]
It’s high science to come up with a fun, entertaining and just ‘feel good romcom.’ FWB hits one out of the park!
Snow Flower and Lily are two girls growing up in China in the 1800s. They’re born on the same day — an auspicious sign — and have their feet bound on the same day. So Lily, who is a poor girl that has been “blessed” with beautiful(ly bound) feet, becomes laotong (legal bff) to Snow [...]
Iron Man. The Hulk. Thor. After years of lackluster superhero movies (Daredevil, anyone? Anyone?), Marvel turned the knob up to eleven the past few years, and has kept it there with a string of well thought out films that weave together a shared mythology as well as an ever-growing fan base. Captain America: The First [...]
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? “Let Me In” [...]
Growing up, did you ever hear “why do you think I”m doing this? I’m doing this for YOU!” from your parents? In my old neighborhood that was bandied about almost daily. But kids never listen, never take it to heart. But with A Better Life, what parents do for their kids is laid out right [...]
It all started with a baby boy named Harry, it all ends with Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is an amazing feat, an awesome ending to a groundbreaking series. This movie will strike a chord with fans around the world, and even those who are yet to be fans. Yes there [...]
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? “The Rite” I [...]
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