— by WILLIAM STERR — Patricia Weir is a shy, sexually inexperienced high school girl in Phoenix in 1963. She has a hectoring mother who is always after her to be prim and proper, and to be mindful of what the rest of society thinks of her. One late Saturday night, Patricia is on a [&hell[...]
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Review: Ender’s Game
— by ADAM DALE — Author Orson Scott Card’s popular young adult novel “Ender’s Game” is part of a series of books – 18 and counting – and a film adaptation has been nearly 28 years in the making. It turns out the wait was worthwhile as the feature film is filled with spectacul[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘New Year’s Eve’
— by ALEXA MILAN — A laundry list of big-name actors added up to a sub-par film in “Valentine’s Day,” but that isn’t stopping director Garry Marshall from having another go at a holiday-themed ensemble rom-com. “New Year’s Eve” takes the same for[...]
Under Review: ‘Rango’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When I watched the “Rango” trailer, I wasn’t impressed. The character design left me cold and I didn’t find anything cute or cuddly about the lead lizard, Rango. But as a Johnny Depp fan, his name sold me, and so I went in with low expectations, assuming[...]
Four Clips from ‘Rango’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — It is no secret that I am a fan of the recent slew of computer-animated movies that have been pixelated our way since the success of the first “Toy Story.” Some have been better than others, but most have simply been great to watch. The writing, the art, [...]
‘Little Miss Sunshine’ is Broadway Bound
— by ALEXA MILAN — Remember that climactic moment in “Little Miss Sunshine” when Abigail Breslin’s Olive Hoover finally ascends the stage, ready to soak in every ounce of beauty pageant glory? Only instead of the grace and class expected of pre-pubescent beauty queens, [...]