Monthly Archives: November 2014

“Ornery” is a word that fits Tommy Lee Jones like a well-broken in pair of cockroach killers, boots as leathery as the features on his timeworn face. “I don’t know the meaning of the word,” Jones grumps. He’s being disingenuous, … Continue reading →

You don’t have to have caught her break-out performance on TV’s “Gossip Girl” to have a take on Leighton Meester. She all but stole “Country Strong,” she’s a sexy-comical come-on in this fall’s “The Judge,” and plays an adorable folk … Continue reading →

Seriously, was there a demand for this that I am missing? The first movie was a lower-than-low fiasco, not exactly a smash, though it did give us a chance to see Spade’s SNL castmate Dennis Miller trying on his radio … Continue reading →

Wes Bentley stars in this crime drama, about “a suburban dad who turns to a life of crime to support his family.” Seems a little dated, with unemployment back below 6%. But we’ll see. Jason Isaacs is in it. Dec. … Continue reading →

“Dumb and Dumber To” felt like a blockbuster, earning laughs from the audience I saw it with even as I wearied of it at about the 30 minute mark. It had a big Friday — not epic, but big for … Continue reading →

For a few moments, it feels like a mistake, a director’s miscalculation. Documentary filmmaker Gabe Polsky lets us hear his awkward, groping questions to an imperious, dismissive 50something Russian hockey legend. Like many of the ex-Soviet interview subjects of Polsky’s … Continue reading →

“The Mule” is a bloody, violent and yet grimly comic tale of an unlikely drug smuggler and the ugly war of wills that began the moment he got caught. Because from the moment we see Raymond, played by Angus Sampson, … Continue reading →

Twenty years after they permanently lowered the bar on big, broad and dumb character comedies, Lloyd and Harry are back, “Dumb and Dumber” than ever in “Dumb and Dumber To.” And within moments of the opening credits, you may find … Continue reading →