Just saw Joseph Gordon Levitt’s directoral debut, Don Jon. So, this movie was not what I expected. And I say that in the best way possible. The movie was unexpected and fresh. Better yet, it has a feminist, progressive message that was thought-provoking but not preachy ( Read more... )

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  Went and saw this movie Sunday night and it was...good. A good thriller with a truly superb performance by Natalie Portman (after the movie, I turned to Ryan and said, "Wow, she really *is* an actress. Guess this makes up for 'V for Vendetta'?). The problem I have with the movie is two-fold: 1. It relies a bit of the horror/thriller schtick, with ( Read more... )

  Dear Universal Pictures and Ridley Scott,

Russell Crowe is badly miscast in 'Robin Hood'. The character of Robin is supposed to be about merriment and derring-do and mischievous fun. Crowe cannot pull that off because he's too busy being as dour and gloomy as Gerard Butler in '300'. Both actors have only two expressions:

Rage: 
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 ' The Hurt Locker' won both Best Director and Best Picture. YAY!!!!

And also, BOO! for Best Actress going to Sandra Bullock for 'The Blind Side' (aka 'The White Woman Saves the Day'). For the record, I don't hate Sandra Bullock. I just hate this movie because 1. it's been *so done* and 2. because her acting in the movie wasn't particularly ( Read more... )

  It's hard to say anything about this movie without giving away too much. I was spoiled for the movie going in, which wasn't bad because it was still so fascinating. So, some general things ( Read more... )

With 'The Princess and the Frog' Disney studios have returned to what they do best--hand-drawn animated musicals with heart. And heart this movie has in spades. Anika Noni Rose is Tiana, a hardworking waitress who is determined to live her father's dream of opening a restaurant. Bruno Campos' Prince Naveen is a privileged partier, cut off from his ( Read more... )

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Okay, for the record I hate Twilight. Like, hate it with the passion of a thousand suns. As a feminist, as a mother, as a person...I just can't support these books and their message of failed, dependent womanhood and love-men-who-stalk-you. But the movie adaptations are like B movie gold--hilariously and unintentionally funny. And apparently Roger ( Read more... )