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Movie Review: Young Adult
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Stars: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt Writer: Diablo Cody Director: Jason Reitman A tale of a grown woman stuck in the past, Young Adult snatches a go-to romantic comedy plot and twists it into a dark cultural commentary on society’s arrogance blocking its ability to mature. Mavis Gray (Charlize Theron) is a 37-year-old semi-successful…
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Movie Review: MI4 – Ghost Protocol
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Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg Writers: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec Director: Brad Bird If you think age has slowed down Tom Cruise, wait till you see him fearlessly climb the tallest building in the world in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. OK, maybe that scene involved a couple special effects, but…
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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes 2
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Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Jared Harris Writers: Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney Director: Guy Ritchie The second installment of Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the astute fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is an action-packed and essentially plot-less screenplay. Not only does this not live up to the first one, but…
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Movie Review: The Ides of March
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Stars: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon Director: George Clooney An adaptation of Beau Willimon’s play Farrugut North from 2008, The Ides of March is a thrilling political story following the primaries of a presidential election. Stephen Meyers (Gosling) is the junior campaign…
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Blockbuster v. Netflix
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My earliest memories of renting movies includes: pleading to my parents in the middle of Blockbuster that those 10-minute Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen sleepover VHS’s are worth it (they weren’t); my brother and I furiously arguing over whether to rent The Negotiator or The Return of Jafar; and regretting my plate of spaghetti…
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Movie Review: 50/50
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Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick Writer: Will Reiser Director: Jonathan Levine A fearful journey with a comedic twist, 50/50 follows Adam Lerner (Gordon-Levitt) in the discovery of his tumor and how he subsequently chooses to deal with cancer. He has a childhood best friend (Rogen), who lends him atypical support, a sympathetic…
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How far fetched is The Social Network?
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Sure, you don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies, but can you make billions of dollars without a scandal? Walking into the movie, I was under the impression that most of the story was made up. I was so intrigued by the story that it told that I researched…