Film Review: The Artist and We Need to Talk About Kevin
Two great movies, but both very different: The Artist and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Paris Theater – The Artist As I've mentioned a few times (here and here), the Paris Theater is one of my favorite theaters in the city, not just because it shows one movie exclusively at a time but also because [...]
Cause an Uproar with The Last Lions
I recently* saw The Last Lions at the theater. I mainly wanted to go because a) I love any animal that is in or a descendant of the cat family and b) The showing was at the Paris Theater which I had been wanting to check out for a while (Carrie Bradshaw is at The [...]
Film Review: Blue Valentine
Before Blue Valentine went to theaters, a friend of mine sent me the trailer to watch. I wasn’t sure what the plot was–a gritty modern day love story–but I knew people would see it since it stars Ryan Gosling (who plays Dean) and Michelle Williams (who plays Cindy). Despite hearing praise for the film and [...]
No Strings Attached Tied to Match.com Study Results
I wasn’t really expecting much from No Strings Attached after being disappointed with the last two romantic comedies I saw at the theater–Knight & Day with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz and The Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. I figured a movie starring A-list actors would guarantee it be at least decent, but I was definitely wrong with [...]
Film Review: The Fighter
Last night I saw The Fighter with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. I really didn’t have any intentions of seeing it, but I agreed to go along simply to spend more time with a friend who was only visiting for a few days. The Fighter definitely exceeded any small expectations I had for the film. [...]
Film Review: Black Swan
**Note: spoiler alert** I heard about Black Swan from a friend who told me to check out the trailer. After watching it I immediately wanted to see it. Then all of a sudden it blew up and everyone in New York (at least it seemed) was buzzing about it. The first night I went to [...]
Film Review: Burlesque
I saw the movie Burlesque, starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, a few weeks ago. I was mesmerized by the previews which made me desire to see the movie in theaters. Sequins, pearls, fishnet stockings, lace and feathers were the eye grabbing materials for the tantalizing stage costumes for the performers. I was enthralled by the [...]
Film Review: Inception
Inception is a brilliantly complex movie that kept me interested the whole three hours in length. Leonardo is probably my favorite actor (although Joseph Gordon-Levitt was looking pretty hot in this movie as Leo’s partner too). I was waiting in anticipation for several months for the release of Shutter Island, and although it wasn’t a [...]
Film Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I recently saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a film based on the same titled book by Swedish Stieg Larsson. At first I was a little weary because I had to grab my glasses in order to be able to read the Swedish subtitles, but I quickly forgot that I was even reading when [...]
A Lackluster Film With Two A-List Stars
Is it just me, or have the recent films released these past several months been overly corny? I went to the movies with a friend the other night and we were deciding between Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl or Knight and Day with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. We ended up picking Knight [...]
