Directed by first time director and long time cinematographer Aaron Schneider, Get Low is able to grab your full attention right from the get go, mainly because of the simple and original plot concept; A man throwing a funeral party for himself before he has died.
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Movie Review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Since debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, The Kids Are All Right has slowly made its way onto the big screen since receiving rave reviews at the country’s first and biggest display of independent films. Written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko [...]
Movie Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Critically lauded over the past year, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a thrilling mystery tale that touches base on themes of darkness and despair, but at the same time manages to create characters intriguing enough to keep you glued to what’s happening, even if you don’t always want to look.
Movie Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Directed by Mike Newell, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was publicized as the film that would finally gave us an exciting and decent video game adaptation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t live up to those expectations as it is simply a pure action fantasy movie that just drags on with a ridiculous story and uninteresting characters.
Movie Review: Hey, Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008)
Directed by Cathy Randall, Hey, Hey It’s Esther Blueburger is a wonderful coming-of-age comedy from Australia that you can’t help but love, even if the movie is far from perfect. The story isn’t all that fresh, as is the case with most coming-of-age stories, but the witty dialogue and excellent visuals help separate it from the rest of the pack and put it on a level just a rung lower than similar movies like Juno and Mean Girls, which this movie was certainly influenced by.
Movie Review: Greenberg (2010)
Much like his previous movies, Greenberg is another character study written and directed by Noah Baumbach. The film’s focus is on Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller), a 40 year old New Yorker who recently had a mental breakdown and is brought out west to California by his brother Phillip to care for his dog while the family takes a vacation to Vietnam. What should have been another fascinating look at real life characters quickly turns into a story that becomes very uninteresting because of a very poorly written central personality that you can’t help but dislike, if not hate.
Movie Review: The Ghost Writer (2010)
The Ghost Writer, directed by the legendary Roman Polanski, is a mystery thriller that follows the story of a writer brought on to finish the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) who is buried in controversy. Ewan McGregor plays the titular character of “The Ghost”, as he is secretly hired to complete said memoirs, but will never receive credit for writing the book, which is why he is dubbed as a ghost writer.
Movie Review: She’s Out of My League (2010)
She’s Out of My League, directed by Jim Field Smith, is a movie along the lines of the comedic genre that Judd Apatow has developed over the past decade. The movie follows the story of Kirk (Jay Baruchel), an average guy who works security at an airport and has a less than stellar life.
Movie Review: Remember Me (2010)
Directed by Allen Coulter, Remember Me is a romantic drama starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Raven, Pierce Brosnan, and Chris Cooper. The film is set in New York towards the start of the new millennium, and tells the story of a young man named Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson). What follows is a story of loss, loneliness, love, and suffering that takes Tyler and those around him on a up-and-down roller coaster to a grand finale that hits you like a brick wall.
2011 Oscar Predictions
Making a 2011 Oscar prediction this early is crazy. But you’re reading this, so doesn’t that make you a little crazy yourself? It’s okay. I’ve learned to just accept it. But anyways, we are 11 months away from the next Oscar ceremony, and it’s never too early to predict. I mean, at this point last year “Nine”, “Invictus” and “Amelia” were sure-fire locks for Best Picture nominations. That worked out, didn’t it?
