City by the Sea
Police Dedective Vincent LaMarca (Robert De Niro) has had walked out on his wife and eventually his son Joey (James Franco) and moved away from Long Beach. He is happy hanging with his girlfriend Michelle (Frances McDormand) and just doing his job.
Meanwhile, his estranged son has turned into a junkie and killed a drug dealer [...]
Bernard and Doris: Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon
Half-based on the life of Doris Duke- one of the richest people of her time.
Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) is an interesting, smart and demanding woman who loves her fun; especially in the form of booze and young men. Her inherited fortune has multiplied because of her sharp business mind.
Bernard (Ralph Fiennes) is a shy, nice [...]
THE PAINTED VEIL with Naomi Watts and Edward Norton
1920s. Kitty (Naomi Watts) and Walter (Edward Norton) have absolutely nothing in common. Walter is a shy, smart, and awkward bacteriologist who falls in love with Kitty at first sight at a party.
Kitty is the ultimate social girl: she loves going out, playing the piano and being the center of attention.
She probably wouldn’t even consider [...]
Chéri starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend
I didn’t like this movie. Bye.
Kidding. Well, only about the second part. I really didn’t like this movie.
I like period pieces and romantic/sexy stories. I love Michelle Pfeiffer. Director Stephen Fears made Dangerous Liaisons in 1988, starring John Malkovich Glenn Close and Michelle, a movie I adored. So I was expecting something spectacular from Stephen [...]
Apartment Zero
What a weird little movie. Seriously. It is a thriller, with unintended parody (you should see the neighbors). It is supposed to be a thriller, because well- there is a serial killer we keep hearing about. But then Colin Firth plays a character so socially awkward, you think you might be getting into a drama. [...]
THE BOYS ARE BACK
Joe Warr is a successful sports writer. He lives in Australia with a wife that he adores and a little son he really loves. So his whole world comes crashing down when he loses his wife to cancer. He has to deal with his wife’s death, help his son cope with his mother’s absence and [...]
DERAILED
Charles (Clive Owen) is depressed. His once good marriage is shadowed by the fact that their daughter is type 1 diabetics, which means she has to live with a dialysis machine in the house. Charles loves his daughter and what she is going through is killing him- which is why he feels refreshed and alive [...]
DUPLICITY
Duplicity is a 2009 movie; written and directed by Tony Gilroy.
This is a weird film. It is a romantic/spy sort of thriller but it is not the thrillers we are used to from spy movies. Maybe it is just me but when I hear the word spy, I expect fighting scenes, explosions, complicated disguises, foreign [...]
10 Things I Hate About You
This probably has to the best, teen movie ever- because it is just not exactly a teen movie. Sure it takes place in a high school and between high school students, but it is based on Shakespeare comedy “Taming of The Shrew” –which I fully intend to read.
Let’s talk about the movie.
When Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) [...]
Mr. Brooks
It is fun when an actor pleasantly surprises you. I am used to seeing Kevin Costner as a nice guy. It is not that he didn’t play a convict (A Perfect World) or something, but even there, he hadn’t gone all psycho on us.
Mr. Brooks is a very complex character and he really gives [...]
