Click here to listen to the interview with Richard Linklater and Christian McKay (18:18). At the center of ME AND ORSON WELLES is Christian McKay’s performance as Welles during his reign as the enfant terrible of New York in the late 1930s. He is not so much doing an impersonation of him as he is… Read More »
ME AND ORSON WELLES
Click here to listen to the interview with Richard Linklater and Christian McKay (18:18). At the center of ME AND ORSON WELLES is Christian McKay’s performance as Welles during his reign as the enfant terrible of New York in the late 1930s. He is not so much doing an impersonation of him as he is… Read More »
DEAR JOHN
DEAR JOHN continues the translation from page to screen of wholesome romances devised by genre juggernaut Nicholas Sparks. This one weaves 9/11 into a story about the distances between people and the difficulties in bridging them, whether those distances are spatial or emotional. Our lovely couple are Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) and John (Channing Tatum), two… Read More »
REMEMBER ME
REMEMBER ME is a turgid excuse for a perceptive character study/romance that pins its hopes on a twist that is not so much a jolt as an affront. Not to give anything away, at least not more than the film itself in its opening moments, but suffice to say that the main action takes place… Read More »
THE PERFECT GAME
Click here for the interview with Cheech Marin (12:55) When going for the heart, there is a tricky line for a film to walk between earnest sweetness and syrupy schmaltz. THE PERFECT GAME pulls off this balancing act with a combination of smart direction and even smarter casting. That’s no small achievement considering the story,… Read More »
THE KARATE KID
THE KARATE KID is a first-rate example of what a remake should be. Not a re-tread, but rather a re-imagining with a fresh viewpoint and an even fresher perspective. The action had moved to China. The kid in question is learning kung fu, rather than the eponymous martial art, and while there is ample use… Read More »
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
The death of one person is a tragedy, so the saying goes, but the death of a million people is a statistic. This is the model Oliver Stone has chosen for his latest history lesson for the masses, WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, an explication of why the world financial markets collapsed in 2008. By… Read More »
RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS
Okay, Ill admit it. Until now, I have been immune to the acting charms of Drew Barrymore. Actually bemused, disconcerted, and frankly puzzled would be a better way to describe it. Sure, shes cute as a bugs ear and sweet as a honey pie, but a screen presence? No, I just didnt see it. Then… Read More »
OPPORTUNISTS, THE
Here we have a bittersweet little character study masquerading as a caper flick. There are, as you would expect, a few plot twists, none terribly surprising, but handled with a surprising, unaffected charm considering the downbeat nature of the story. Our hero is one Victor Kelly, played by an astonishingly low key Christopher Walken. Hes… Read More »
HEREAFTER
Though the main characters of Clint Eastwoods HEREAFTER have all been profoundly affected by their brushes with the afterlife, the film is about anything but death. Rather, it is how each of them copes here after the experiences that have altered their lives irrevocably. Screenwriter Peter Morgan skillfully weaves together three stories that move inevitably… Read More »
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