The Tourist
Imagine a movie, imagine that movie stars two of the hottest commodities in Hollywood and add a sensual, somewhat dark French-thriller plot. If you did that, you would have the trailer for The Tourist, and it would sound like a pretty good movie, right? But then if you take away the words “dark” and “thriller” and […]
Black Swan
Director Darren Aronofsky brings us his first film since his Academy Award nominated picture “The Wrestler.” Reminiscent of his earlier work like “Requiem For a Dream,” “Black Swan” is a return to the dark, psychologically stimulating tones that we know and love. Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a troubled young dancer who has dedicated her […]
The Warrior’s Way
Too often in action films you have to choose – gunslingers or swordfighters, comedy or tragedy, western or martial arts…today, the indecisive masses have their film. Maybe you’ve heard the term “Spaghetti Western”, well The Warrior’s Way is the ”Ramen Western,” a delightful mix of action, comedy, gun play and best of all…sword play. While […]
Burlesque
Burlesque follows a story that many have seen before, in fact we saw a similar story a decade ago with Coyote Ugly. You know the one, about the small town girl who has big city dreams. She moves to the city only to find that her dream isn’t waiting for her on a silver platter. […]
Tangled
The Disney Core Four. At least, that’s what I like to call them. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King are films that I could watch over and over because of both the gorgeous animation and the wonderful musical numbers. I have been waiting for Disney to return to form, […]
Faster
“We create our heaven and hell.” Perhaps the most sagacious words ever uttered by a heroin addict shooting up in her bathroom. Much like her, anyone who goes and sees “Faster” will create their own heaven and hell, depending on whether they watch the entire movie. I’m a guy. I like action movies. I’ll relentlessly […]
Love & Other Drugs
One of the reasons I quit my six-figure salaried job on Wall Street was because I could get unlimited movie passes and an even more exorbitant salary. But really, it was for the love of the movies I’d get to see. Clearly, one of the films I had in mind was Love & Other Drugs. […]
Made in Dagenham
Historical film pieces can tend to be boring or dry, especially if they are from a country that is not your own. But for some reason, director Nigel Cole makes it endearing and educational at the same time. Made in Dagenham is a British film based on the real life account of the 1968 machinists […]
Fair Game
Fair Game is a film about based on the true life account of ex CIA operative Valerie Plame. She was outed as an operative by a White House advisor, supposedly because she was not giving them intelligence that fit with their weapons of mass destruction ideology that they were trying to push at the time. […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, is the first part to a two part finale to the successful Harry Potter franchise. Once again Voldemort is terrorizing the wizarding world, but this time he finally gains what he is seeking – absolute control. Voldemort quickly gains control of the Ministry of Magic, and makes […]