Movie Review – We Don’t Live Here Anymore
Director: John CurranStarring: Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts, Peter KrauseYear: 2004 In 1979, Andre Dubus wrote a short story entitled “Killings”, which would be adapted into the film In…
Trailer – The Myth of the American Sleepover
Director: David Robert MitchellStarring: Claire Sloma, Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Brett JacobsenProduction year: 2010 This film has the potential to be a coming-of-age masterpiece on par with The Breakfast Club,…
Trailer – The Three Musketeers
Director: Paul AndersonStarring: Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Mila Jovovich, Orlando BloomProduction year: 2011 How many times can Hollywood make a horrible movie version of the same antiquated book before audiences…
Movie Review – Cyrus
Director: Jay & Mark DuplassStarring: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Katherine KeenerYear: 2010 When you hear the names Reilly (Walk Hard, Step Brothers) and Hill (Knocked Up, Super…
Trailer – War Horse
Director: Stephen SpielbergStarring: Jeremy Irvine, David Thewlis, Emily WatsonProduction year: 2011 I’m not sure what to think about this movie. On one hand, Spielberg will once again team up with…
Movie Review – The Basketball Diaries
Director: Scott KalvertStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Lorraine Bracco, Bruno KirbyYear: 1995 There seems to be a fairly standard recipe for the American biopic: start with a tragic childhood incident…
Trailer – Take Shelter
Director: Jeff NicholsStarring: Michael Shannon, Jessica ChastainProduction year: 2011 This trailer is both immensely creepy and highly intriguing. Shannon (The Woodsmen, Revolutionary Road) is a very striking actor and always…
Trailer – Terri
Director: Azazel JacobsStarring: John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki Production year: 2011 Reilly (Boogie Nights, Magnolia) is one of my favorite actors. He teams up here with relatively unknown director Jacobs…
Movie Review – Texas Rangers
Director: Steve MinerStarring: James Van Der Beek, Dylan McDermott, Ashton Kutcher, Alfred MolinaYear: 2001 Although not a highly recognizable name, most movie-watchers have seen a Steve Miner film. Some of…
Movie Review – Super 8
Director: J.J. AbramsStarring: Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning Year: 2011 I first saw a trailer for Super 8 during the Super Bowl in February, and I was immediately hooked.…