Film Review: IN A WORLD

Written and Directed by Lake Bell Starring Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins, Demetri Martin For an hour, this is a clever, pleasant, and original story about a slacker, wannabee voice- over actor (Lake Bell) who inadvertently stumbles on some...

Film Review: BLUE JASMINE

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED by Woody Allen Starring Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard In a story that leans heavily on Tennessee Williams’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Cate Blanchett is explosive as a...

Film review: FRUITVALE STATION

Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer. Ariane Neal On New Year’s Eve 2009, a group of over-anxious BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) cops cornered a group of African-American revelers who had engaged in a minor...

Film Review: THE ATTACK

Director: Ziad Doueiri Written by Joelle Touma and Ziad Doueiri Starring: Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsellem, Karim Saleh, Evgenia Dodina Amin Jaafari, (Suliman) an Arab doctor working in Tel Aviv, is being honored for his work when he receives a phone call from his wife...

Film Review: THE WAY WAY BACK.

Directors/Writers: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janey, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph Sometimes it all comes down to expectations, and I had somewhat high expectations for this film. It definitely gave off...