Director: Jesse Peretz Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer, Zooey Deschanel I have to admit that I’m a big time sucker for characters who are as likable as Ned, the so called idiot brother in this film. Paul Rudd brings his comedic genius to the big screen once again as the detrimentally honest hippie … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Win Win
Director: Thomas McCarthy Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Alex Shaffer Thomas McCarthy has directed 3 films now. I haven’t seen The Station Agent but have heard good things. The 2007 film The Visitor was one of the better surprises of the year as Richard Jenkins put on an awesome performance. Now, with Win Win he has made a … Continue reading »
Paul
Director: Mottola Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig It’s kind of amazing to me how relatively unsuccessful the 3 major films that pair Simon Pegg and Nick Frost together onscreen actually are. First, there was Shaun of the Dead which is about as brilliant as a zombie movie can get. Then, there was … Continue reading »
30 Minutes or Less
Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson I’m getting this review out a little later than normal because I was debating whether or not it was worth it to give this film the time it takes to actually review something. I was legitimately shocked at how much I did not … Continue reading »
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Rupert Wyatt Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis I’ve never really been all that interested in the Planet of the Apes franchise. Heck, I’ve never even seen the old classic Charleton Heston movie back from 1968. Although, I did see the Mark Wahlberg version, which may very well be the worst thing that Tim Burton … Continue reading »
The Change-Up
Director: David Dobkin Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds The premise of two completely different people switching bodies with each other is, to say the least, a little tired. In The Change-Up, there is a married guy and a bachelor. Jason Bateman plays Dave Lockwood, the married man who wakes up very early in the morning … Continue reading »
Cowboys & Aliens
Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde Cowboys & Aliens sounds like it would be a perfect, mindless summer blockbuster doesn’t it? I mean, you have Cowboys and you have Aliens. In between the Cowboys and Aliens you have explosions and at least one beautiful woman. That sounds like a pretty simple … Continue reading »
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone This film is one of those films that’s right up my alley. For one, Steve Carell is in it, and he’s as good here as he always is. The real kicker is that this is a really good romantic comedy of … Continue reading »
