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Almodovar strikes again. Seems a little dated and Old School swishy, and this guy hasn’t made a good movie in this millennium, but fingers crossed.

Here’s a kinky, intimate drama about two mothers and friends (Watts and Wright) whose teen surfer sons represent temptation at its most carnal. Not “icky” you say? “Sensual,” etc.? Change the mothers to fathers and the sons to daughters in … Continue reading →

Cute little offbeat comedy, sort of Larry David Lite, if Garlin’s prior career is to be trusted. Gina Gershon, Jamie Gertz, Timothy Olyphant, Fred Willard, Richard Kind, that “Big Fat Greek” wedding lady Nia Vardalos is in it, too. Filmmaker … Continue reading →

Here’s a movie that sort of cashes in on that documentary of a few years back — “Young at Heart.” Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton and several other Great Brits star in “Unfinished Song,” now going into limited release. … Continue reading →

This looks cute and mumblecore-ish, couples re-coupling over the course of a weekend, pals who work in a bar realizing they may be more than pals. Nice to see Olivia Wilde get something light and interesting. She’s doing good work, … Continue reading →

The cuddly and likable Ashton Kutcher had his work cut out for him, portraying visionary and temperamental Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. This trailer for the movie, opening in August, suggests he has a shot at pulling it off. Dermot Mulroney, … Continue reading →

Um. Yeah.

It’s time for another “Die Hard on Pennsylvania Avenue.” After all, “Olympus Has Fallen” has finally cleared out of theaters — $100 million or so richer. This is the more promising of the two terrorists-take-over-the-White-House thrillers, with Channing Tatum and … Continue reading →

Anybody dying to see this “assembled” and finished?

Yeah. This is why Fallon is the new king of late night. Novel nonsense just like this.