This week in movie watching, I finally got around to watching Alfonso Cuaron‘s much laded Y Tu Mama Tambien, the Aaron Paul–Mary Elizabeth Winstead alcoholic indie flick, Smashed, 2011’s overrated horror flop Insidious and the very raunchy and very funny, Bachelorette. Y Tu Mama También (2001) What may at first appear to be...
Ultimately, whatever I say at this point about this film will seem reactionary but I nonetheless feel poised to defend it for what it is; a riveting narrative anchored by…
It’s been a long time since I did my last issue of Weekly Review and seeing that I haven’t been to the theater in a while, I’ve decided to reinstate this weekly installment to get those film reviewing a’flowing. United 93 (2006) I recently revisited Paul Greengrass‘ critically acclaimed, controversial United 93. United...
As the dramedies of a post-Judd Apatow culture seem to be steadily increasing and consequently wearing themselves thin, it's good to see a traditional comedy - however safe and traditional…
Geekery and gadgetry reared its proud head this weekend at the First Annual Portland Wizard World Comic Con in the shuffle of one of America’s most idiosyncratic cities- Portland, Oregon. Between cult celebrity superstars and droves of salivating fans anxiously awaiting their opportunity to just catch a glimpse of their favorite personalities...
In the end, Warm Bodies is kind of a mixed bags that isn't bad so much as forgettable. On one side of the spectrum, it goes out of it's way…
There's enough backstabbing, lies, betrayals and revelations to keep Side Effects tautand the audience on the edge of their seats. It's a rare thriller that manages to deliver on the…
To some, Zero Dark Thirty may overindulge in its 157 minute run time, but to call the end product unfulfilling is to misunderstand the journey. This is not a ragtag,…
Ultimately, Tom Hooper's experimental Les Misérables is a jigsaw of performances with no central momentum that is both exhaustive and exhausting.
All the performers involved are hitting their mark with pitch perfect bravado and Tarantino once again proves that he's the king of cinema.