film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I still contend that Jim Sturgess is gonna be a huge star — he was amazing in Across the Universe — but maybe not for this movie. Not that the movie may not be fine; I just don’t see a story about an Irish man who goes … more…
Oh my, that’s a nasty poster, ain’t it? Inglourious Basterds (opens in the U.K. on August 19, and in the U.S. on August 21) is gonna be even more brutal than the trailer makes it look, I think. The question is whether Quentin Tarantino gets the balance of gore and humor right… I’m gonna attend … more…
