— by RON WILKINSON — No hold is barred in “Match,” Stephen Belber’s short and sweet essay on love and commitment. Mike and Lisa show up on Tobi’s doorstep with an odd request. They have traveled from Seattle to New York to interview Tobi for Lisa’s dissertation. In the [...]
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Under Review: ‘The Mighty Macs’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Sports movies are tricky, whether you’re into the sport or not can affect how you see and interpret the movie. Those based on true events have even more hurdles to jump because if it is a well-known story, then you already know the outcome and that can make the movi[...]
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: ‘Girl Walks Into a Bar’
— by LYNN TACKITT — When I first saw that “Girl Walks Into A Bar” was a free movie on YouTube, I had my doubts about how good this film could be. Was I going to see a film student’s first try at a film with a thin plot and a bunch of names and […][...]
Eight Clips from ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Keeping with a hot trend right now, Hollywood is adapting another book into a feature film. This time, it’s Richard Atwater’s 1938 children’s classic “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” which updates the old tale into a contemporary setting. In the movie, we have Tom[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — I love penguins, and they’ve been my favorite animal for a long time. Once my mom realized my love for them, she started buying me everything penguin-related … which is the reason why, at 26, I still own four pairs of penguin pajama pants (thanks, Mom). Sexy[...]
Under Review: ‘Sucker Punch’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Zack Snyder made a name for himself after bursting onto the scene with the film “300.” He then went on to make “Watchmen” and “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,” all of which were praised for a very distinct visual style and all were success[...]
Two Animated Shorts from Zack Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — There a few things to be said about the trailers and posters we’ve seen for Zach Snyder’s “Sucker Punch.” First, they are visually spectacular. They really draw you in and I must admit they have impressed me. The main character “Baby Dol[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Every Day’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — In “Every Day,” Ned (Liev Schreiber) is in the middle of a mid-life crisis. His ailing, drunk father-in-law (Brian Dennehy) comes to live with them and helps cause an even bigger riff between him and his wife (Helen Hunt). He just found out his 15-year-o[...]
Two Clips from ‘Faster’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am really excited about these two clips we have attached below for the movie “Faster.” If you haven’t heard about it yet, it stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and it marks his return to the action genre (unless you count his hilarious cameo in “The Other[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Faster’
— by CHRIS HYATT — “Faster” has a decent trailer. I certainly wouldn’t pay $9 to see it in theatres — $6 is even pushing it — but I don’t know if I would bother to go to see it in theatres. When it comes to cable, likely on TNT, since they’ve pla[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Sucker Punch’
— by CAM SMITH — Honest to Pete, for the life of me I don’t quite understand the popular fan backlash against Zack Snyder. He’s one of the most dynamic visual directors currently occupying Hollywood’s big budget heavy-hitter ranks, reliably populating each of his dazzling works wit[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Women in Trouble’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Women in Trouble” is a chick flick that looks to appeal to both men and women alike. Written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, it has a multi-story structure with many crazy and comedic things happening to the characters throughout the movie. The women’s pr[...]
A Trio of Scenes From ‘Women in Trouble’
— by SEAN GERSKI — “Women in Trouble” is a difficult movie to in down. It is the kind of movie that could either appeal to both sexes — or neither. The women are obviously very attractive and dressed in a way to make them look even more provocative. However, judging from[...]