Going in Style movie review: pabulum and circuses
Bland, tasteless entertainmentstuff intended to neither move nor offend, and succeeds as such. A sad pile of unfunny nothing that falls painfully flat.
Alan Arkin
Christmas with the Coopers (aka Love the Coopers) movie review: familial torture
Glossy Hollywood automatons sleepwalk through family dynamics full of forced quirkiness, excruciating cuteness, and phony emotion. Absolutely cringeworthy.
Stand Up Guys review: best exotic mobster parole day
Even when Walken, Pacino, and Arkin are phoning it in — on a rotary phone — they still earn their status as icons.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (review)
I laughed so damn hard at these human Looney Tunes…
the 85th Academy Award nominees
With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.
Argo (London Film Festival review)
I was literally in tears for parts of Argo, a purely physical reaction, not an emotional one, to deal with the tension. The only other option would have been to moan out loud, the film is almost that unbearably nerve-wracking.
City Island (review)
Hilarious and witty portrait of a functional dysfunctional New York City family…
retro trailer: ‘The Last Unicorn’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Man, fantasy animation has moved on a bit since 1982, has it not? Voice acting, too. Dear oh dear, but the dialogue is cringeworthy today, isn’t it? Alan Arkin as the second-rate pickpocket might be the most awkward, but Jeff Bridges is a close second with that … more…
Sunshine Cleaning (review)
I have such a huge girl crush on Amy Adams, it’s crazy.
my week at the movies: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Sunshine Cleaning,’ ‘The Great Buck Howard’
I was supposed to check out two indie films yesterday, but there was half a foot of snow on the ground, so I skipped ’em. Fortunately there will be other screenings of those films, so no big loss. The snow has stopped and it’s sunny today, but at the moment here in NYC, it’s 16 … more…
