Film Review: A SERIOUS MAN

Written and Directed by Ethan and Joel CohnStarring Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick. Aaron Wolff, Adam Arkin, David KangRelease Date: September 26, 2009When I told my boss I was going to see, “A Serious Man,” he said, “Well you better see...

Film Review: BRIGHT STAR

Written and Directed by Jane CampionStarring: Abby Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fix, Paul SchneiderReleased: US, September, 2009Running Time: 119 minutesI will confess to seeing this film on a night when the Detroit Tigers faced elimination in post-season playoff...

Film Review: ZOMBIELAND

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin Directed by Ruben Fleisher Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Release Date: October 2, 2009 Running time 80 minutes Last week I wrote that my enjoyment of BRIGHT STAR was compromised by my...

Film Review: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.

  Release date: October 16th, 2009 Director: Spike Jones Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Forrest Whitaker, Catherine O’hara, Chris Cooper, Mark Ruffalo As a fan of children’s literature, I was excited and terrified when I learned...

Film Review: THE INFORMANT!

Release Date: September 2009Director: Steven SoderberghStarring: Matt Damon, Scott BakulaBased on the book by Kurt Eichenwald: The Informant: A True StoryThis has probably happened to you. You’re in a dark theater laughing, finding nearly every scene, every...