The apprehensions that come with watching Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion are understandable. But worry not, the director handles numerous minefields well enough, weaving an impressive number of story lines and characters into a first-rate horror thriller.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins in ‘Thanks For Sharing’
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Stuart Blumberg is about to make his directorial debut with Thanks for Sharing and he has assembled a nice little cast for his dramedy which already includes Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and now Gwyneth Paltrow.
“Country Strong” Has Moments but Ultimately Falters
Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this film about about a country star trying to make a return to the top. Does she and co-stars Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, and Leighton Meester have what it takes to make movie magic? Find that and more right here.
Review: “Great Expectations” but Disappointing Results
An Americanized adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved dark novel, Great Expectations is a romantic drama directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. Greatly simplified by focusing only on the essential characters and events, this film is a stylish contemporary version [...]
Movie Review: Iron Man 2 (2010)
In 2008, Iron Man strayed away from the usual comic superhero formula and became an unexpected worldwide box office smash hit, racking up over $585 million. Aided by a star-reviving performance from the mercurial Robert Downey Jr. as well as some bold risk-taking from the studio, the origin story became an excellent stepping stone for a successful franchise.
1001 Movies: Se7en (1995)
David Fincher’s Se7en is a crime thriller that has become one of my favorite film of all-time. It initially appears as your typical run-of-the-mill serial killer movie but manages to go against all the viewer’s expectations. Fincher crafted an incredibly dark and bleak movie and the absolutely shocking final twist takes you aback like very few movies I have seen have ever managed to do.
Movie News: Weekly Round-Up
Movie News: Bill Wisher treatments on Terminator 5 and 6 (Deadline) Last Twilight novel split into two movies (Deadline) Kevin Costner to direct and star A Little War of our Own (Variety) Darkest of Days video game will be adapted to the big screen (SlashFilm) New Riddick sequel in pipeline (Variety) Very cool unreleased movie [...]
Movie Review: Ironman (2008)
Just came back from Iron Man, by far the best Marvel comics movie up to this point (yea except for Spiderman 2, it’s really not that hard to do). I could give you the whole story again but you can read that in any review right? Robert Downey Jr. has always been an extremely talented [...]
