Starring:
Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes
Review:
The elegant barbed wit of Noel Coward bubbling up in a time of
Wolverine grunts. I must be dreaming. But here it is, a 1920s-era
comedy of bad manners done by experts. Jessica Biel is funny and
touching as Larita, an American auto racer catching hell from the
snob Brit parents (Colin Firth and […]
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Easy Virtue
Tags: 1920s, American Auto, Auto Racer, Bad Manners, Barbed Wit, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Comedy, Director Stephan Elliott, Easy Virtue, Grunts, Hell, Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas, Laughs, Noel Coward, Parents, Peter Travers, Wolverine
The Soloist
Starring:
Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander,
L…
Review:
“Based on a True Story.” That phrase strikes fear in the hearts
of most critics. For good reason. You might as well add the
subhead: “True, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of twisting
facts, adding laughs and jerking tears in the name of BIG […]
Tags: Atonement, Catherine Keener, Erin Brockovich, Good Reason, Jamie Foxx, Joe Wright, Julliard, Laughs, Los Angeles Times, Nathaniel Ayers, Notch, Pride And Prejudice, Prodigy, Robert Downey, Robert Downey Jr, Soloist, Steve Lopez, Susannah Grant, Times Columnist, Tom Hollander
I Love You, Man
Starring:
Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons
Review:
Here’s the thing about comedies: Even when the script is
freighted with formula, the right actors can keep it afloat, even
airborne. That’s where I Love You, Man really lucks out.
In a down market for giggles (Miss March? Please!), Paul
Rudd and Jason Segel are howlingly funny. […]
Christmas Tale
Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]
A Christmas Tale
Starring:
Catherine Deneuve
Review:
Holiday films in the hands of Hollywood make me puke. Mom is
usually expiring from something terminal while the family dresses
the Christmas tree with brave smiles. This French knockout,
tough-minded and all the more affecting for it, turned my head
around. It hits hard — even the laughs are killers. I should
say that Mom (Catherine […]
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