Two actors, two faces and a two sided story. I smell an Oscar nod for Gosling…I see audience rejection of the film.
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 [...]
“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 [...]
Well, however you feel about kid sensations taking the leap, the other Hasbro toy line/TV show has jumped from plastic case to big screen with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and it did catch some attention as one of the last big movies of the summer season. Reeling in around 56 million so far, [...]
Paper Heart is the quirky indie film most of its ilk want to be. The flick delivers enough quirkiness only to reel itself back in when it feels overloaded, while maintaining its message. It’s aware when enough is enough, and hopes we accept the gimmick it presents. Even with its gimmick, the filmmakers know they [...]
In an not-so-surprising turn of events over this first weekend of August, the newest Judd Apatow movie Funny People trumps over the competition. Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and many others, the dramedy took in about 23.4 million. With its 75 million dollar budget, and the huge legion of fans for the actors and [...]