Film Review: J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood arguably has had one of the best careers in the history of Hollywood. He went from an iconic Western star, to a talented and great director. With excellent films like Unforgiven and Mystic River, my expectations for his work tend to be high, but for whatever reason, it has been hard for me …

Zemeckis Lines Up “Charles Fort”

It’s been 11 years since Cast Away and What Lies Beneath, which means 11 years have passed since Robert Zemeckis (some may call him Spielberg Jr.) has directed a live-action film. In addition to ‘Flight.’ which Zemeckis is preparing to direct this fall – he’s put in motion a new project based off Dark Horse …

Review: 50/50

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Jonathan Levine’s “50/50.”  Judging on the trailers, there was a good chance it could have been mostly a comedy, or, it could have been depressing and sad. Despite its subject matter, this film really is the perfect balance of both. 50/50 is written by Will Reiser, loosely …

PREVIEW REVIEW: September 2, 2011

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy This is going to be one of those movies that is forgotten quickly, and then like 20 years from now, I will catch it on Showtime at 2am and be like “Oh, shit, I remember the dumb preview for this!” and then I will change the channel.  Looks like another attempt at shock …