Daily Archives: December 29, 2012

Joss Whedon amusingly deconstructs the human race’s need for frights, boogeymen and “Saw” and “Hellraiser” sequels with “The Cabin in the Woods.” It’s a serio-comic blend of “Scream” and “The Adjustment Bureau,” more clever than brilliant, more high concept than … Continue reading →

    With a hyped-to-the-hilt teen-friendly phenomenon like “The Hunger Games,” the filmmaker’s first and foremost worry is to not screw it up. The director of “Seabiscuit” manages to get this nag out of the starting gate and across the … Continue reading →

  In days of old, they might have thought Curtis a prophet of doom, or possessed by the Devil. But since he’s a modern working class Joe, drilling test holes for a contracting firm, these dreams Curtis is having provoke … Continue reading →

Discuss This: Comments(2) | Add to del.icio.us | Digg it A comedy about working class stiffs who stick it to the Wall Street type who stole their savings? Talk about ripped from today’s headlines. Talk about being in sync with … Continue reading →

  It’s about what you’d expect from a Harold & Kumar movie, this “Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.” There’s a baby blitzed on cocaine, Neil Patrick Harris “pretending” to be gay, every manner of bodily fluid, naked nuns, Claymation,  … Continue reading →

  The call comes out of the blue, by pay phone, the prodigal younger sister calling her estranged older sibling. “Where are you? Where have you been?” “Upstate, I think,” is all the confused young woman can manage. Or is … Continue reading →

  Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar” is a lumbering miscalculation, a slow and clumsy re-think of the late F.B.I. founder J. Edgar Hoover’s life and career that views him through the lens of his alleged homosexuality. While the screenwriter of “Milk” … Continue reading →

As political satires go, “Butter” is about as subtle as a slab of lard served on a slice of ham. Big, broad, but only fitfully funny, it takes a swipe at Iowa and Iowans. A few sucker punches land, thanks … Continue reading →

“Nobody Walks” is an intriguing but thin romantic drama about one young artist who strolls into Los Angeles and, like a stray electron, tears atoms loose and threatens relationships all around her. The winsome Olivia Thirlby stars as Martine, a … Continue reading →

  With Tyler Perry movies, I’ve found it best to just search for a way to go with it and see where he tries to take you. His homilies, homespun wisdom and relationship/life advice have a touch of Oprah about … Continue reading →