Movies
Seven Mini Movie Reviews
So, I’ve had time to watch a few movies recently. Unfortunately, with exams and the holidays I haven’t been able to write reviews. I’ll use this post to get you all caught up on what I’ve been watching and whether or not it’s worth your time and money.
When Did You Last See Your Father?
This is [...]
Hancock - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 49You’ve got to give them credit for trying. Besides the new incarnation of the Batman franchise, the past decade’s burst of superhero movies haven’t held a single interesting character. Hancock is, at least, a departure from your run of the mill Marvel Comics hero.
Played by Will Smith, the walking box office guarantee himself, [...]
Role Models - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 59
I normally put a good amount of trust into MetaCritic’s composite ratings. After all, they are combining the views of many individuals, so it weeds out the outliers and usually gives a nice fair score. For the life of me, however, I can’t understand how America’s film critics could give Role Models an [...]
Zack and Miri Make a Porno - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 56
I never planned on seeing Zack and Miri Make a Porno. After really enjoying most of Seth Rogen’s recent work (only to grow exceptionally tired of it after my friends played it to death on DVD), I felt like I needed a break. From the previews, Zack and Miri looked like the perfect [...]
Four Mini Movie Reviews
So, I’ve seen several movies recently, but have been way too busy to do reviews of all of them. Here are four brief reviews of films from four different genres, there is something for everyone in this post so be sure to keep reading after the jump.
The Strangers
I, along with most other moderately serious [...]
The Visitor - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 79
The Visitor is the second movie from Thomas McCarthy, the writer/director of the critically acclaimed film The Station Agent. You may also recognize McCarthy’s name from some of his various low-profile acting roles, including a stint on the final season of the greatest TV show ever made (The Wire).
Much like The Station Agent, [...]
Pride and Glory - Movie Review
MetaCritic score: 45
These days, it’s pretty difficult to make a really good cop drama. Nearly every conceivable storyline has been played out on screen about a million times. Still, Hollywood keeps churning them out. Every once in a while we get a treat, but more frequently the audience leaves the theater feeling like they just [...]
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 67I had some reservations about Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I love most of the recent Judd Apatow productions, but I was a little afraid that this movie, which stars Jason Segel instead of some of the bigger names like Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, or Paul Rudd, might make it seem like Apatow was running [...]
Charlie Bartlett - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 54
“There’s more to high school than being well liked.”“Like what, specifically?”“…Nothing comes to mind.” - (Excerpt from an exchange between Charlie and his mother in one of the film’s opening scenes. Explains a lot about the premise of the movie)
Everyone has their guilty pleasures. Everyone has songs, movies, or books that they like [...]
The Band’s Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) - Movie Review
MetaCritic Score: 80
I’ve been a bit hesitant to rent many independently released foreign language films recently. After my debacles with 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 days and Bamako, I started to second guess the festival awards and excessive critical praise that adorns the boxes of many of the movies I’ve never heard of at [...]
