Apr 26 2008
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins, and Hope Davis Directed by John Madden Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, language, and drug references 1 hour 39 minutes Brilliant actors plus mathematicians with mental disorders equaled box office gold for 2001′s A Beautiful Mind, so why not for Proof? A decent premise, but one that is ultimately [...]
Apr 26 2008
Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Susan Sarandon Directed by Kevin Lima Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo 1 hour 47 minutes Enchanted starts out as pure Disney animation cheese: a princess singing with the animals of the forest waiting to find her true love. That’s funny enough if you’re [...]
Apr 20 2008
Starring Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, and Fred Willard Directed by Christopher Guest Rated PG-13 for sexual references and brief language 1 hour 26 minutes For Your Consideration is a spoof on Hollywood’s Oscar hype culture that focuses on the cast and crew of the low-budget independent film Home for Purim. [...]
Apr 12 2008
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, and Danny Glover Directed by Antoine Fuqua Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language 2 hours, 5 minutes Mark Wahlberg plays an ex-Marine sniper who gets double-crossed by his own government and accused for a major crime he didn’t commit. As America’s most wanted criminal, his only hope [...]
Apr 06 2008
In German with English subtitles Starring Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muhe, and Sebastian Koch Directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck Rated R for some sexuality/nudity 2 hours, 18 minutes This movie won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2006 as was at the very top of the critical concensus in 2007. It’s about life in [...]
Apr 05 2008
Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack Directed by Tony Gilroy (writer of the Bourne trilogy) Rated R for language including some sexual dialogue 2 hours Clooney stars as a “fixer” for a New York law firm – the guy the partners call if they want a difficult situation to go away. This [...]