Posts Tagged ‘movie reviews’
Movie review – “Zombieland”
By J.A. O’Sullivan Nobody’s trying to save the world here. Nope, just staving off the bloody corpses and snarfing precious twinkies along the way. “Zombieland.” the new Woody Harrelson undead horror-com. blasts a bit of amateur levity into a season of stuffy dramas and barely-baked blockbusters. The audience Friday night – along with myself – [...]
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Tags: Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, movie reviews, review, Ruben Fleischer, Woody Harrelson, Zombieland 2009, zombies
Movie review – “Funny People”
By J.A. O’Sullivan “Funny People” is an ambitious film that comes up just short of impressive, serious comedy. Writer/director Judd Apatow’s (40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Superbad”) most serious endeavor yet, “Funny People stares death right in the eyes. Or, at least it attempts to, when it’s not looking down its own pants for humor. But [...]
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Tags: adam sandler, funny people 2009, jason schwartzman, jonah hill, judd apatow, leslie mann, movie reviews, movies, seth rogen
Movie review – “Public Enemies”
By J.A. O’Sullivan Watching the new docudrama “Public Enemies” will make you wish John Dillinger was alive and here to pilfer Goldman Sachs and AIG and steal back our retirement funds and tax money. While Michael Mann’s film doesn’t glorify the infamous bank robber, he offers reminders that the bad guys aren’t always different from [...]
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Tags: babyface nelson, john dillinger, johnny depp, movie reviews, pretty boy floyd, public enemies 2009
Movie review – “The Proposal”
By J.A. O’Sullivan To say the new romantic comedy “The Proposal” is a melange of 21st century clichés mashed into a star vehicle for Sandra Bullock would simply insult your intelligence. And besides, even this tear-jerking wannabe has a few (okay, maybe just one or two) cutsie moments. Much like this spring’s “Bride Wars,” “The [...]
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Tags: movie reviews, ryan reynolds, sandra bullock, the proposal, the proposal 2009
Movie review – “Star Trek”
By J.A. O’Sullivan As the prequel to end all sequels, “Star Trek” faces an interesting mission: how to keep the life of outsized original characters like Dr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) while blowing fresh air into a franchise that has more peaks and valleys than Rocky Mountains. Despite that, [...]
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Movie review – “Fighting”
By J.A. O’Sullivan The last several months have seen three overtly earnest films set in New York City released. “NIck and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” captured the innocence of a young couple trying to make a connection among the clubs and concert halls of Manhattan and Brooklyn. “Two Lovers” followed a regular-Joe in Brooklyn flirting with [...]
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Tags: Channing Tatum, Fighting 2009, movie reviews, New York City, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao
Movie review – “State of Play”
By J.A. O’Sullivan It might take three viewings to untangle the perplexing plot twists “State of Play” lobs at its audience, but the arresting dialogue and sustained suspense could probably carry a person through multiple screenings. A journalistic/political thriller, the movie is also a nostalgic sendoff for the dying newspaper industry. Set in Washington as [...]
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Tags: Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, movie reviews, Newspaper industry, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Russell Crow, State of Play 2009
