I’m a big fan of TV morning news programs and I’ve been fortunate enough to have been on a few. That’s why I was so anxious to see “Morning Glory” when it came out last November. And I enjoyed it so much that I ended-up seeing it twice. Rachel McAdams plays Becky Fuller, a producer […]
“Red” stars Bruce Willis as retired CIA agent Frank Moses. Living a bored and lonely life, Frank’s only friend is Sarah, (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who works in the pension check department. Frank rips-up his monthly checks just so he can call Sarah and ask for new ones. Frank makes plans to finally travel to […]
In a few short years Facebook went from an idea to a worldwide phenomenon. Millions and millions of people, even yours truly, has a Facebook page. If you are one, or you’re curious how it all began, this is the movie for you. “The Social Network” stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of […]
Sam Rockwell (“Iron Man 2”, “G-Force”) stars in this comedy about basketball which was originally shown at Sundance in 2009, was released in a few theaters this summer, and also on Pay Per View and Video on Demand. Rockwell plays Bill, a former successful basketball player who is now divorced and working as a busboy […]
I need to say right at the start that I am not a gamer. That may be one of the reasons why “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, which is basically a movie set inside a video game, didn’t work for me. But there are a lot of other reason why it simply doesn’t work, period. […]
The first two “Step Up” films (’06, ’08) were surprisingly popular with movie goers, grossing a combined worldwide total of $262 million dollars. This third edition takes the series to a whole new dimension. But will it pay off? “Step Up 3” (which I saw in 3D in theaters and therefore was called “Step Up […]
Will Ferrell has been known to do some wacky things in his movies. And his performance in the “The Other Guys” is no exception. Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as NYC detectives, and partners, who are at the bottom of their department. Ferrell’s character, Allen, doesn’t like being on the street where the action is […]
Angelina Jolie has played a wide variety of characters in her movie career – from Lara Croft to Mrs. Smith to the Tigress in the animated hit “Kung Fu Panda”. But her latest role may be the toughest of them all, because she may be a Russian spy. Or maybe not. That’s the premise of […]
My review of “Inception” received a lot of attention and criticism back when the movie came out this past summer. All I was doing was being honest, but many people had a problem with that. Oh well, I stand by that review. In fact, here it is again: The first thing I need to say […]
To me it’s a teenage version of “The Bachelorette”, with Dracula and The Wolfman as the contestants, but most people know it as “The Twilight Saga”. “Eclipse” is my first “Twilight” film. And I haven’t read any of the books. When people ask me if I’m a member of Team Edward or Team Jacob I […]