Sunshine Cleaning has been heavily touted in its previews as “from the producers of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’”. It’s usually the phrase in the largest font on the poster. When you have a film starring Amy Adams,Read Full Review
Month: March 2009
I Love You, Man
For almost a century, the romantic comedy film has followed the same formula successfully. One person finds another person, at first they may not seem like the right match, but through a series of chanceRead Full Review
Two Lovers
You’d think something along the lines of “Joaquin Phoenix’s final performance” would have a bit of esteem to it, but you wouldn’t know because Phoenix has gone out of his way to throw his reputationRead Full Review
The Class
Like the last few winners of the coveted Cannes Film Festival Palme D’or award, The Class is a film that is exceedingly difficult to describe plot-wise. It’s particularly interested in a French class in an inner-city ParisianRead Full Review
Watchmen
I believe what we have in Watchmen is the first “superhero film” that truly transcends the genre. At one time a fascinating visual experience, and at other times a mind-bending metaphor for the self-destructive gene of humanRead Full Review