Dinner for Schmucks–Movie Review
I have mixed feelings about Dinner for Schmucks. On the one hand it is pretty funny, and I’ve said before that I’m prepared to forgive a lot if the movie… Read more »
Category: Movies
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World–Movie Review
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a surreal comedy based on a series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Much of the action seems to take place inside the… Read more »
Solitary Man–Movie Review
Solitary Man is a Michael Douglas tour de force. He completely dominates this movie. No one else can do does such a gleefully spot-on depiction of the charming evil alpha-male…. Read more »
The Kids Are All Right–Movie Review
The Kids Are All Right is the sort of movie that I admire more than I enjoy–in this case a very well-acted soap opera. Pet Peeve: when I first tried… Read more »
Inception–Movie Review
Inception seems to be doing quite well at the box office. I think it deserves to; it’s a fascinating movie and beautifully constructed. Nevertheless I’m a bit surprised that it… Read more »
Knight and Day–Movie Review
Knight and Day has a premise that will seem very familiar. An ordinary woman (Cameron Diaz) gets mixed up with a handsome, super-competent secret agent (Tom Cruise) who is fleeing… Read more »
Toy Story 3–Movie Review
1995’s Toy Story was like the original Star Wars: one of those rare breakthrough films that creates or redefines an entire genre of movies. It is hard to remember now… Read more »
The Karate Kid–Movie Review
The Karate Kid (2010) is a remake of the popular 1984 movie of the same name, this time using kung-fu. (The studio apparently considered releasing it with the name “The… Read more »
The Secret in Their Eyes–Movie Review
The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) won the 2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It’s a crime drama that features a brutal killing, dim-witted police… Read more »
The ‘What Have You Seen’ Meme
via Don. X what you’ve seen O what you saw some but not all of Bold what you particularly liked Strike-through what you hated