Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Green Hornet (2011)
Wished it just kicked more ass. Seth Rogen plays Britt Reid, the son of the owner of one of LAs major newspapers The Daily Sentinel. After his father’s death he inherits his newspaper and meets his mechanic Kato (Jay Chou) … Continue reading
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
A mobster movie based in Canada. This has got to be interesting. Just about every person in the neighborhood eventually wants someone dead, even a dull, panic-prone dentist named Oz Ozeransky (Matthew Perry), who is married to monstrous Sophie (Rosanna … Continue reading
Winter’s Bone (2010)
Sorry that it took so long, but I have finally watched all of the Best Picture nominees for this year! Resilient teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) goes on the trail of her missing, drug-dealing father when his absence jeopardizes the … Continue reading
Heist (2001)
Almost two hours of trick after trick. After being caught on security cameras during a robbery at a Manhattan jewelry store, master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) grudgingly agrees to pull off one last job at the behest of his … Continue reading
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Talk about a terrible way of being cock blocked. Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire … Continue reading
Rabbit Hole (2010)
I honestly don’t think I can make any silly pun with this movie. Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) grapple with the realities of life eight months after the death of their 4-year-old son, Danny. Even with Becca’s well-meaning … Continue reading
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Perfectly titled, and that’s why I love it. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels star as the dim-bulb title characters who get more than they bargained for when they try to return a briefcase left at the airport by socialite Mary … Continue reading
Takers (2010)
Your average heist film, with cooler people. With their collective eye on a huge payoff, a motley crew of bank robbers (including Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen) get busy planning out their next heist. Their former … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s and below
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Hot damn Stanley, you really do love showing boobies. Director Stanley Kubrick’s final film dishes up a chillingly distant examination of carnal desire and obsession ignited by an argument over fidelity between Dr. Bill Hartford (Tom Cruise) and his wife … Continue reading
Felon (2008)
Prison is made for ass-kicking. After accidentally killing a burglar while trying to protect his family, regular guy Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) finds himself convicted of involuntary manslaughter and thrown into a maximum security prison for three years. Facing a … Continue reading
The Dilemma (2011)
Still don’t know whether this was a c0medy, or a drama. Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) are best friends and partners in an auto design firm. They are pursuing a project to make their firm famous. Ronny sees … Continue reading
Paper Moon (1973)
I hope my daughter is this cool. A con man (Ryan O’Neal) and his precocious “daughter” (Tatum O’Neal, in an Oscar-winning role as Best Supporting Actress) grift their way across the heartland of depression-era America in director Peter Bogdanovich’s nostalgic … Continue reading
True Crime (1999)
Not so bad for a film that nobody really knows. Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) is on the brink of ruining his marriage and journalism career with his alcoholism and womanizing when he’s assigned to write a human-interest story about a … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day (2010)
I guess good-looking people can find love on Valentine’s Day too.Very surprised. In this Los Angeles-set comedy from director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman), the tripwires of modern love are exposed in a carousel involving relationships and the single life on … Continue reading
Revolutionary Road (2008)
What would have maybe happened if Jack and Rose actually lived “happily” ever after. The perfect couple living in the perfect house in a perfect suburb? Not quite. April (Kate Winslet) and Frank’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) marriage unravels when a desperate … Continue reading
In Good Company (2004)
If my boss was honestly Eric, I would probably end up quitting right away. An ad salesman, Dan (Dennis Quaid), must take a junior position after a corporate shakedown. Worse, he now reports to a much younger boss, Carter (Topher … Continue reading
Faster (2010)
The Rock kicking ass, like he always should. On the very day he’s released from a 10-year prison sentence, convicted bank robber Driver (Dwayne Johnson) hits the streets to take revenge on the men who bungled the job that got … Continue reading
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
I wish there were more swashbucklers, well more swashbucklers like this. Edmond Dantés’s (Jim Caviezel) life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are shattered when his best friend, Fernand (Guy Pearce), deceives him. After spending 13 miserable … Continue reading
The Salton Sea (2002)
Why couldn’t Val Kilmer hang as Batman? He kicks so much ass. Punk-rocking speed freak Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) freelances as an informant for a pair of brutal narcotics cops (Anthony LaPaglia and Doug Hutchison). But when he’s not assisting … Continue reading
