Young Adult: Billed as a Comedy but Heartbreaking at its Core
Although we’ve seen some of the key comedic scenes multiple times in commercials and trailers –Charlize shopping for a hot outfit, Charlize talking about her baggage–watching “Young Adult” felt fresh and new. Full disclosure: Charlize Theron is a huge favorite of ours, as an actress, as a person and as one of the most beautiful women to currently grace the silver screen. By all accounts, her character, young...
New Year’s Eve: Worst Holiday Movie Ever?
Holiday movies, by virtue of the power vested in them, are supposed to have uplifting elements to them. But in the case of the celebrity-packed “New Year’s Eve,” from the makers of the similarly-themed “Valentine’s Day,” the dominant emotions are stultifying boredom and dread. The story certainly had potential for that warm, fuzzy feeling. The concept: take a bunch of diverse, but generally...
My Week With Marilyn: Michelle’s Revealing Take on a Legend
That’s funny. Or maybe, not so much. For Golden Globes, “My Week With Marilyn” is being entered as a comedy. Funny is one of the last adjectives that come to mind after seeing this well-crafted film. Tender, touching and perhaps, a bit amusing maybe, but laugh out loud comedic, no. But one thing’s for sure. Michelle Williams is a revelation as the great screen and sex icon Marilyn Monroe. That comes as somewhat...
Shame: Michael Fassbender’s NC-17 Sex in the City Thrill Ride
Deep, dark, gloomy and, dare we say, penetrating. That’s the feeling you get from the very beginning of the new thriller, “Shame.” If you missed seeing the Irish born actor Michael Fassbender in “X-Men: First Class,” “Jane Eyre,” “Hunger,” or this season’s “A Dangerous Method,” you’ll never forget him as Brandon in the Steve McQueen directed...
Rampart: Harrelson at His Best as a Very Bad Cop
If you’re expecting another “Training Day,” in which Denzel Washington played a corrupt LA cop in the role that won him an Academy Award, you’re probably going to be a bit disappointed in “Rampart,” a much buzzed about film in limited release to qualify for awards. Washington, you may recall, was riveting as a rogue cop running his own drug and cash enterprise within the LAPD, and...
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