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   G.I. Joe: Retaliation was supposed to be released last summer.  Shortly before its release, however, the studio decided to have the film undergo re-writes, re-shoots, and a 3D conversion.  Was it worth it?  Well I didn’t see the film … Continue reading →

Director /writer Harmony Korine (“Kids”, “Gummo”) makes a feature film that transcends realism about college girls who wish to escape the boredom of their “Spring Break”. Continue reading →

Thrilling, then it goes Hollywood stupid and then the best ending ever! Berry’s hair co-stars and chews the scenery. Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is a 911 operator in L.A. This 911 center is called “The Hive” and the degree of … Continue reading →

Jim Carrey walks off with the movie and he knows it. My bona fides: I live in Las Vegas, formerly the domain of Siegfried and Roy, now the Cirque du Soliel fiefdom. My husband and I are friends with many … Continue reading →

Tina Fey’s first big blunder. Cavalier and flippant regarding serious issues. Sloppy directing, terrible acting. Where is Helen Hunt when you need her? Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) has some mommy-daddy issues. Her feminist mother Susannah (Lily Tomlin), sporting a Bella … Continue reading →

OUT OF 4 Director Sam Raimi’s 3-D CGI fantasy is a fractured prequel to one of America’s most beloved films of all time— “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). The Wizard is played by James Franco and much like the character … Continue reading →

Morality is flexible and self-interest is paramount. Another terrific collaboration between director and star. Luke (Ryan Gosling) is a motorcycle stunt rider in a “circus-style” county fair traveling show. In a Cirque du Soliel type of circular cage, Luke, along … Continue reading →

Inappropriate.  Crude.  Senseless.  Pointless.  What a terrible movie.  Honestly, think about this.  What would be more fun?  Going out and having a couple of drinks with your friends or paying eight bucks to watch some idiot college students drink for … Continue reading →

Fee-fi-fo-fun! Singer has cleverly re-interpreted the fairy tale saving Jack’s reputation. I saw JACK in IMAX 3D and it was lots of fun. But if you are waiting to hear “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman“, or see, … Continue reading →

Director/auteur Steven Soderbergh has declared effusively “Side Effects” will be his last feature film. What a pity for the film art as this psycho-pharmacological thriller is one of his best films to date. Continue reading →