I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see It’s Complicated. After all, Meryl Streep hasn’t bet the better part of her career on being a comedienne extraordinaire. She is
predominately known as a serious actress, though since 2006, she has dipped her toe in the comedy and musical fields with The Devil Wears [...]
As I’m sure many a film aficionado will second, I was counting down the days until Public Enemies arrived in theaters. How, I asked myself, could this film be anything less than spectacular? It had Michael Mann at the helm. This was the mastermind behind the crime classic Heat, as well as Manhunter (the original [...]
The really ridiculous thing about romantic comedies is their ability to annoy you and satisfy you at the same time. I can’t remember the last time I went to a romantic comedy and found myself witnessing something new and different in the genre. I have been to a few comedies as of late where I [...]
Why in the world is everyone so hard on movies that just give us a thrill? Looking through many of the reviews on Fast and Furious, I was floored. So many critics tore it apart and lamented that the audience is served a rehash of the first film. Well, that got me seriously wondering what [...]
After seeing the average political films Body of Lies, and recently, State of Play, I am convinced that Russell Crowe can make anything watchable. Hey, remember, A Good Year? What about Proof of Life? Okay, maybe not so much on that last one. It had Meg Ryan in it. Who could have saved it?!
This last [...]
When I purchased my Twilight DVD last week, I really had high hopes that my initial opinion of the film was incorrect. I mean, come on. I had read the books straight through four different times, each time discovering something new that led me to believe that Stephenie Meyer might be one of the most [...]