Looper
Consider the humble Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Chocolate. Peanut Butter (-ish). Two ingredients—each tasty enough in its own right—brought together in the right proportions. The result? Adult-onset diabetes never tasted so good.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsYour Sister’s Sister
Improvisation must be alternately liberating and frightening for actors. It certainly can provide fresh results and lead to a realism that is otherwise hard to harness. Alternatively, dialogue can lack polish, and a film’s structure may be too loose and meandering. It led to positive results with Lynn Shelton’s last film, Humpday, but in the case of her newest, Your Sister’s Sister, the outcome is mixed.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSalmon Fishing in the Yemen
Imagine you’re watching a romance develop on screen between two sublimely understated actors. They avoid the contrivances of the clichéd way these things seem to go, and you begin to really root for them, despite the complication of their lives apart from one another. They seem earnest, and neither one of them does something to screw it up. Just as you’re getting really invested, you’re transported into the inner lair of a terrorist group plotting the assassination of a Middle Eastern Sheikh. You begin to worry about this idealistic man and the plans he has for the country and culture... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch a New Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Trailer
A new trailer for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has been released. The romantic-comedy premiered at 2011’s Toronto International Film Festival, but will not receive a wide release until this March. read more
Found in: Movies, News10 Musicians with Uncanny Celebrity Doppelgangers
Here are 10 musicians who have us seeing double. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Adjustment Bureau Review
While a certain amount of suspended reality is expected, even required, in watching a sci-fi film, there are moments when a filmgoer’s credulity can be stretched too far. The Adjustment Bureau definitely tests those limits in spite of some strong performances. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsGulliver's Travels Review
As an adult, it's difficult to see the 3D, big-screen adaptation of __Gulliver's Travels__ as anything other than a denigration of the source material. The wit of Jonathan Swift is replaced by Jack Black getting a Lilliputian stuck in his butt crack and putting out a fire by peeing on the king. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsRicky Gervais and Emily Blunt Join Muppet Cast
Ricky Gervais and Emily Blunt have been added to the already-stacked cast of Jason Segel’s Muppet movie.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch the New Trailer for Jack Black's Gulliver's Travels
Were you one of those kids in high school who, when reading Jonathan Swift’s classic novel, Gulliver’s Travels, thought to yourself, “Self, I wish this had less biting social commentary and more tiny Kiss cover bands.”? Hey, us too!... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch the Trailer for Gnomeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s age-old tale of two lovelorn, star-crossed lovers has seen quite a few remakes in its time. (Remember this cinematic gem?) Now, thanks to the magic of CGI and Touchstone Pictures, the famed tragedy will be receiving a treatment that’s a pretty far cry from its theatrical beginnings.... read more
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