Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This adaptation of the well loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series finds the right balance of humor and sentiment to make a solid kids movie the whole family can laugh at and enjoy. Greg Heffley is the titles Wimpy Kid though he doesn’t quite know it. Greg thinks he is hot stuff and will […]
The Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter is the latest effort to sell a formulaic concept with the help of an A-List cast. Nothing you see on screen is funny enough or innovative enough to warrant the price of admission. Down on his luck ex-cop turned bounty hunter, Milo (Gerard Butler) is handed a once in a lifetime opportunity when […]
Greenberg
Noah Baumbach’s latest, Greenberg, is just as engaging of a film as his previous efforts and is an interesting dual character study of a couple of people who can’t quite figure out their lives. Roger is lost in life and he decides to try and sort it our by taking a break from life by […]
The Room
“The Citizen Kane of bad movies.” This is how The Room is often described. It isn’t far off. It might actually be one of the most unintentionally funny films you will ever see in your life. Add in the fact that creator and star Tommy Wiseau put $7 million into the project, and you might […]
Our Family Wedding
This week I saw two romantic comedies, both of them were derivative, both of them had an impressive cast list, but only one of them was fun to watch. (Read our review of She’s Out of My League.) Unfortunately, Our Family Wedding was the loser of the draw, and the product of one of the […]
Green Zone
Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass have teamed up on an adaptation of Imperial Life in the Emerald City and the result is a decent political action hybrid that runs into some pretty big third act issues that really hurt the picture. The story follows Chief Miller a WMD team leader for the Army and is […]
Remember Me
Allen Coulter’s new family drama/romance works pretty well for the most part and while it does nothing terribly new for the genre it is a solid and entertaining entry that avoids cheesiness at almost every turn. The story’s protagonist is, Tyler, a 21 year old in a bit of a rut who doesn’t really care […]
Brooklyn’s Finest
Brooklyn’s Finest is a film that has a great amount of potential, an all-star cast, and a director that we know can pull off a great movie. Unfortunately none of that matters when combined with terrible storytelling, absurd pacing, and about 30 minutes of shots that are utterly and incomprehensibly useless. ‘Cop Dramas’ are a […]
The Ghost Writer
It is hard to separate Roman Polanski the film director, and Roman Polanski the man of scandal. I want to make it clear first, that I am reviewing one of his movies, and I am not condoning any of his actions. I had many reservations going into to this film due to Mr. Polanski’s crimes, […]