I Can See Cleary Now: Ramona and Beezus
The shadow of America’s recession hangs heavily over Ramona and Beezus. Wow, that’s a portentous opening sentence. It’s true, though — the very first...
Cheapers Creepers
Writer-director Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity has been labeled "the next Blair Witch Project" - meaning, essentially, horror's new runaway phenomenon - and judging from...
Descendants: Mahalo to All That
When Alexander Payne made Sideways seven years ago, George Clooney lobbied hard for the role that was eventually played by Thomas Haden Church. Payne...
Jeremiah Tower: Eat Your Feelings
I got a sinking feeling in the first few minutes of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent. That stretch of this documentary features a lot...
Kvetch
"If you're stupid enough to want a feel-good movie, go get yourself a foot massage," says Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David) to the camera early...
Pick Again
I like Teresa Palmer. The athletic blonde Australian, who turns 30 this month, is equally at home in comedies like Take Me Home Tonight...
Tru and Two
Infamous tells the story of author Truman Capote and his career-defining decision to write In Cold Blood, his novel about a mass murder in...
300 and Two
Hollywood loves to throw up sequels to successful movies, and some of them do better than others when it comes to standing on their...
How She Does It
In our post-Oprah era, the overachieving mother who balances a high-profile job with keeping a perfect house and happy marriage should make for a...
Prepare for the End (Credits)
The artistic decline of Nicolas Cage isn't news any more, so how about the artistic decline of Alex Proyas? The Egyptian-born, Australian-raised director was...
