Movie Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig
Having read the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” several years ago, I had a good idea of how the story would go in Ben Stiller’s latest offering. That being said, I can’t say that I hated the movie, but I can’t say that I really liked it either. The film, directed, produced, […]
Movie Review: ‘The Watch’ Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade
You may not think you know Akiva Schaffer, the director of The Watch, but chances are you most certainly do. His first feature-length film, Hot Rod, although lacking critical acclaim, is considered a modern day cult classic. And he has written for Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2011, and directed over 60 digital shorts […]
THE WATCH Opens July 27! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! Four everyday suburban guys come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but […]
Movie Review: ‘Tower Heist’ Starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick
I am always a little skeptical of a highly advertised comedy with a bunch of big names in the cast. I ask myself, “is it really going to be good, or do they just shove as many star-studded names onto the marquee as possible?” Unfortunately, Tower Heist seems to follow the formula of the latter. […]
TOWER HEIST Opens November 4! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Queens native Josh Kovacs has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh’s building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under […]
‘Tower Heist’ Trailer Starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck and Matthew Broderick
This is said to be Eddie Murphy’s return to his old style of comedy. I certainly hope so. Synopsis: When a group of hard working guys find out they’ve fallen victim to a wealthy business man’s Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. It stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick […]
‘Submarine’ opens June 3rd, 2011 (limited)
Writer/director Richard Ayoade adapts author Joe Dunthorne’s acerbic coming-of-age novel to the big screen with this comedy centered on the efforts of precocious Welsh 15-year-old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and prevent his mother (Sally Hawkins) from having an affair with a smooth-talking spiritual guru (Paddy Considine) after […]