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Cannes 2017 Review: THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED), Rich on Dysfunctional Delight
While Cannes has not exactly been light on controversy this year, one film in its lineup was easily singled out as a suspicious inclusion when the official selection was first announced. After all, not only does The Meyerowitz Stories (New...
Review: DON'T THINK TWICE, A Sweet and Poignant Examination of Finding Solace in the Art World Hustle
“Don't think twice, it's all right.” -- Bob Dylan As an ambitious writer, I know the struggles of trying to live my dream -- laboring tirelessly at my art for a small audience, working depressing side jobs to make ends...
ZOOLANDER 2 Trailer Arrives
Serious question: Does Justin Bieber have enough self awareness to understand the joke he is part of in the new Zoolander 2 trailer? Benedict Cumberbatch, however, definitely yes.Someone is killing off the world's most beautiful people, leading Interpol to recruit...
Review: WHILE WE'RE YOUNG, A Couple Struggles With Middle Age
It pains me to give a Noah Baumbach film anything less than a glowing review, especially considering there is so much that works about his new film, While We're Young. The premise is his most appealing to date, which, at...
Toronto 2014 Review: WHILE WE'RE YOUNG Is Too Proud Of Being Old
It pains me to give a Noah Baumbach film anything less than a glowing review, especially considering there is so much that works about his new film, While We're Young. The premise is his most appealing to date, which, at a glance,...
Review: Stiller Waters Fail to Run Deep In THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Imagine a would-be studio blockbuster that sets out to be all things to all audiences, a soaring positive journey of a film that manages to include a bit of social observation; an entertaining winner on all fronts. This is the film...
Review: HE'S WAY MORE FAMOUS THAN YOU Is Excessive, Obnoxious And Hilarious
He's Way More Famous Than You is a zany bit of fame-whore lambasting, with co-writer and star Halley Feiffer fearlessly taking aim at just about everything under the Hollywood/celebrity sun, most notably herself, and more importantly her appearance in "Noah...
Slamdance 2013 Review: HE'S WAY MORE FAMOUS THAN YOU Is Excessive, Obnoxious And Hilarious
He's Way More Famous Than You is a zany bit of fame-whore lambasting, with co-writer and star Halley Feiffer fearlessly taking aim at just about everything under the Hollywood/celebrity sun, most notably herself, and more importantly her appearance in "Noah...
Review: MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED Provides a 3D Spectacle
By stepping up its game, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted manages to be entirely compelling as a 3D spectacle, consistently filling the screen with a dazzling array of colors and forms and objects and animals, above all, animals who are...
Blu-Ray Review: What's TOWER HEIST Got To Say About Being Poor In America?
I keep wanting to approach Tower Heist as some kind of "problem movie" for what it does or does not say about (working) poverty in America, the global financial crisis, or even two men on opposites sides of the ever-widening...
Eddie Murphy's Criminal Past (In Film) And TOWER HEIST Blu-ray/DVD Combo Giveway
Brett Ratner's Tower Heist makes its way to DVD and Blu-ray this week and we've got five copies to give away to you, our readers. Featuring Eddie Murphy's return to more adult comedy (that is to say, no costumes, no...
Hollywood Grind: Brett Ratner and the Knee-Jerk Reaction
Hollywood Grind is a column that examines filmmakers working within the studio system to produce and/or distribute their work. Within the past month, advance word on Tower Heist hinted that it was a return to form for director Brett Ratner...
TOWER HEIST Review
Josh Kovacs is a regular guy. We know this because he's from Queens, so when he gets upset his accent returns and he sounds like a proper Noo Yawker. And when he's pushed too far, he resorts to physical violence....
There Are Many Good Movies That Could Be Made With Stiller, Alda, Broderick And Affleck. TOWER HEIST Is None Of Them.
Dear Brett Ratner. I mostly like the Rush Hour movies. I even enjoyed Red Dragon when I saw it in the theater. For the most part I've thought most of the hatred thrown your direction by fanboys was misguided and...
