The Place Beyond the Pines
I really like Ryan Gosling. And I really like Bradley Cooper. But I just did not like this movie, which actually felt more like three movies. I kept waiting to…
The Details
The Details is opening under the radar, and I think for good reason. It tries really hard to be a dark comedy, but doesn't really get either part of that…
The Paperboy
My newspaper headline for The Paperboy would be: “Hot Mess” and not in a good, kinda campy way. It’s a creepy, sweaty melodrama set in the Florida Everglades circa 1969…
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
I love a good kids' movie. I will even go see one alone if I can't find a little buddy to take me along. But The Oogieloves in the Big…
Thunderstruck
Well, one thing is for sure. Basketball star Kevin Durant won't be adding Oscar gold to Olympic gold anytime soon. His portrayal of himself in this Freaky Friday wanna-be is so…
Cosmopolis
I was really tempted to write just a two word review for Cosmopolis: “Don’t bother.” But then I thought I should probably explain myself. You’re either going to find this…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
I wasn’t expecting much from What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and it’s a good thing because this movie really doesn’t deliver. It’s one of those movies that suffers from…
The Iron Lady
Meryl. I think she deserves to be known by one name by now. What an actress! What an amazing variety of roles she has played in the past few years:…
The Conspirator
Seems I am destined to watch period movies centered on wronged women. My second of the weekend is Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which tells the true story of Mary Surratt…
What’s Your Number?
What's Your Number? is so bad that I'm reluctant to waste my time writing much of a “review”. If you choose to see it anyway, it’s all on you -…
Restless
I got restless watching Restless. In other words, I was bored. I went into the movie armed with Kleenex and sunglasses and expecting a coming-of-age Terms of Endearment. But it just…
Larry Crowne
Even if you really like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, you’re still going to have a hard time liking this movie. It just falls flat – as does the chemistry…
The Hangover Part II
If you weren’t among the masses that gave The Hangover Part II $186 million over the past two weeks and you’re still thinking about seeing it, don’t bother – especially…
Somewhere
Somewhere goes nowhere and I suppose that is the point, but it makes for an awfully boring movie. I spent most of this movie waiting for something, anything, to happen,…