film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
It appears that His Gorgeousness Patrick Wilson is appearing in the upcoming and gotta-be-appalling movie about Jason Bateman’s semen. Which should mean that I will be able to refrain from going on a shooting spree while the movie is in progress.
Here’s what’s newly available on DVD this week on both sides of the Atlantic. Out March 30 in Region 2: green light (definitely check it out): • Waltz with Bashir: read my review/buy at Amazon U.K./preorder in Region 1 at Amazon U.S. • Body of Lies: read my review/buy at Amazon U.K./already available in Region … more…
Out January 26 in Region 2: • Tropic Thunder [buy at Amazon U.K.]. From my green light review: [I]nventively clever in its sendup of the self-involvement of pretty much anyone who’s anyone in Hollywood, but does the sending up through lots of the kind of aggressive outrageousness Stiller’s own movies have taught us to expect … more…
Yesterday I posted a piece on Samuel L. Jackson discussing Lakeview Terrace, which opened in the U.K. yesterday, and arrives on DVD in the U.S. on January 27, 2009. (My review is here.) It’s the story of a black cop, played by Samuel L. Jackson, who menaces and harrasses his new neighbors, a mixed-race couple … more…
Neil LaBute’s suburban thriller Lakeview Terrace [read my review here] opens in the U.K. today (it arrives on DVD in the U.S. on January 27, 2009). It’s about a black cop, played by Samuel L. Jackson, who menaces and harrasses his new neighbors, a mixed-race couple played by Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson. Just before … more…
obsession: awards season (though I’m kinda dreading the huge quantity of movies demanding to be seen between now and December 31) boyfriend: Patrick Wilson in Lakeview Terrace (and when he’s a big star, remember that I saw him first) psyched: Religulous (yeah, Bill Maher is a bit of prick, but he’s my kind of prick) … more…
Oh, to live to see such a rarity: a horror movie for grownups!
obsession: awards season (though I’m kinda dreading the huge quantity of movies demanding to be seen between now and December 31) boyfriend: Patrick Wilson in Lakeview Terrace (and when he’s a big star, remember that I saw him first) psyched: Appaloosa (even though someone’s got a weird idea of what constitutes Viggo Mortensen’s appeal) dreading: … more…
That’s a very disturbing poster for Choke [opens wide September 26] over there. But this is based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, so I guess it was always going to make for a disturbing movie. In it, apparently, Sam Rockwell is a con artist obsessed with sex and faking his own imminent death. Yup, … more…
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Lakeview Terrace [opens wide September 19]. 1. The story: An interracial couple — he’s white, she’s black — get harrassed by their neighbor, a cop who happens to be black, disapproves of their relationship, and — oh, yeah — … more…
