‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ is a thing of beauty
The story of a financial journalist with nothing left to lose and a strange intense female investigator who wants to help him succeed in solving a decades old mystery.
Films
‘Hugo’ is made for the big screen 3D
Somewhere in the middle of Hugo I could have sworn I heard Martin Scorsese giggle. Though the story is about a young orphaned boy living in a Paris train station the underlying story is about the movies and naturally thats where Scorsese seems to have the most fun.
‘Puzzle’ puts all the right pieces together
A woman finds meaning not from her children who ignore her or her husband who patronizes her but from the puzzles she has a gift as putting together.
‘Something Borrowed’ should have borrowed better characters
Adapted from the Emily Giffen novel this mediocre romantic comedy is hardly something new.
‘Thor’ hammers out a darn good movie
The movie that could easily have sank Marvel’s efforts to build their comic book characters into legitimate film franchises may very well turn out to be one of their best. Thor had the odds stacked against it from the beginning. … Read more
‘Every Little Step’ documentary has two left feet
I really wanted this documentary about the creation of the musical A Chorus Line to be a singular sensation. Unfortunately it just never quite earned a standing ovation.
‘The Invention of Lying’ makes honesty quite appealing
Ricky Gervais writes, directs and stars in The Invention of Lying, a new film that also stars Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Jonah Hill and Rob Lowe. But just to be clear, Matthew Robinson co-wrote and co-directed this interesting look at … Read more
‘Surrogates’ travels through familiar territory
If you find yourself walking out of the theater auditorium after having seen Surrogates, the latest film from director Jonathan Mostow (U-571 and Breakdown), and feel like this is ‘stuff’ you have seen before, don’t worry. It is. Mostow also … Read more
‘Frost/Nixon’ is simply spectacular
In the 219 years since George Washington became the first President of the United States, only one President has ever resigned. Richard Milhous Nixon, the nation’s 37th President, stepped down in the wake of the Watergate scandal on August 9, … Read more
‘Cadillac Records’ is worth a spin
“Leonard Chess didn’t know nothing about no blues” – Muddy Waters Cue the cheesy Sherwood Schwartz music. It’s the story of a man named Lenny, who was busy with an idea of his own. He had this wild, crazy notion … Read more