Grade: A | Genre: Drama Summary: This film was one of the year’s best and deserves to be showered with accolades for Clooney and Reitman come awards season. The Great Recession has claimed the heads of countless jobs as the days painfully snowball into months.Continue reading
Grade: A | Genre: Romantic Comedy Summary: “(500) Days of Summer” is a very good film that sheds the conventions of Hollywood to give us an honest look at why relationships work and why some don’t. Too often Hollywood gets too bogged down in itsContinue reading
Grade: A- | Genre: DramaSummary: The film’s essence is a boxing match comprised of words lasting four rounds. You have two men desperately fighting for their lives and looking to rewrite their futures. Losing just wasn’t an option. . The fascination with Richard Nixon seemsContinue reading
Grade: B+ | Genre: ComedySummary: While it may not have nailed immortal comic status like Old School or 40-Year-Old Virgin, I guarantee this will go down on the shortlist of the best comedies of the year. The bachelor party is the ultimate rite of passageContinue reading
Grade: A | Genre: DramaSummary: This is a great film, but its also a tough film. This family character study hits you on all levels. Dysfunctional family life has rarely been approached as well as we see it in Rachel Getting Married. This film makesContinue reading
Grade: B+ | Genre: DramaSummary: In all, Changeling is a very good film. Angelina Jolie’s performance alone is worth the price of admission, and Clint’s cinematic flare really props up this film. While its story makes it fall short of being a great movie, itContinue reading
Grade: B+ | Genre: Action/AdventureSummary: In a time when we are battling wars abroad while dealing with the interminable credit crisis that seems to cinch Americans tighter by the day, its nice to check-in to Bond’s world for a couple hours where the most direContinue reading
Grade: B+ | Genre: Political DramaSummary: The Last King of Scotland constructs a fascinating story of a country in flux and the power of unchecked idealism. President Amin is the role of a lifetime for Whitaker, and he takes advantage of the ripe opportunities itContinue reading
Grade: A- | Genre: Action Adventure Summary: Superman Returns is a thrilling rebirth of yesterday’s “Man of Steel” for today’s generation. The time spent in development was worth the wait and we can only hope that the following additions continue to build and stay trueContinue reading
Grade: B+ | Genre: ComedySummary: Unfortunately, unless you know a bit about Steve Coogan and appreciate the realistic edginess of British wit, you could miss the laughs in this mockumentary about making a movie based on a novel that simply cannot be filmed. Just toContinue reading