RED rekalled...

RED is the "comedy" or "action" film based on a comic book series that I know nothing of and after seeing this I don't have any interest in ever seeing. Bruce Willis stars in this film and completely mails in his performance with the patented smirk and no real charm, it all seemed very manufactured. The action was sparse for a action film and the laughs were lame for a comedy. A lot of wasted performances by quality actors such as Brian Fox, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman. Avoid this film, not worth any time.

Waiting for Superman rekalled...

Waiting for Superman is a documentary about the state of the public school system for a great many students and parents in the united states. The documentary definitely comes down against the current public system but not completely on the side charter schools but sites the best as examples for the schools in the future. It is a very moving film and has a passion behind it that you wish you could give to all parents and politicians to improve the schools for students and our own future. A great, moving documentary.

CYRUS rekalled...

CYRUS is an independent film staring John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei and the title character Cyrus played by Jonah Hill, although the film is named after his character it is about John C. Reilly's interaction with Cyrus and his mother. Jonah Hill gives a great subtle performance of a character with mother issues and John C. Reilly gives an equally great performance of a perpetually frustrated person that is beaten down by life. Once again Marisa Tomei gives a great performance, not bad for a lady whom many had considered washed up and undeserving an academy award, proving them wrong! The film opens up with the dreaded shaky cam and unnecessary zooming which had me doubting the movie from the outset but the film won me over. And odd little film with awkward interactions and great performances. This film shows that even though some people may be quite different from each other on the surface they may be more alike than they perceive.

The TOWN rekalled...

The TOWN is the newest directorial edition from budding artier Ben Affleck. Unfairly maligned for some poor acting choices and becoming another cog in the hollywood machine he has fought back to prove that his early success was not a fluke. The TOWN is masterfully directed with plenty of action and tension, I was truly impressed. While the film doesn't break any new ground in genre or story-wise, the film is great none the less. The one-last-hiest bank robber genre is not an easy one to leave a mark and this film will go down as one the greats. Even in the moments of thick Boston accents when I couldn't tell what was said, the way the story was told I was never lost. And according to this film Charleston Massachusetts is the Compton of white people. Highly recommended.

JOAN RIVERS: a PIECE of WORK rekalled...

Joan Rivers: a Piece of Work is a documentary about the legendary comedian Joan Rivers. This film was a great view into one year of here life and the struggles to remain relevant in the youth dominated entertainment industry. There is great insight into what makes the woman tick and what drives her to continue when so many of her peers have past on, retired or become irrelevant. Here were don't get to see her most interesting year of her career but one of her most triumphant.

HARD EIGHT rekalled...

HARD EIGHT is an early Paul Thomas Anderson(of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood fame) film that stars many recognizable actors from John C Reilly to Samuel L Jackson to Gwyneth Paltrow but focuses on classic character actor Philip Baker Hall. Not bad for an early film but it had some moments of awkwardness and the slow pacing didn't help hide the faults. An interesting film for an early film maker that would go on to make some amazing films but was not feeling it by the end. It just kind of ran out of juice and was that, already fading from my memory. I am glad that Paul Thomas Anderson was able to take what he learned and executed from this film and make some truly great classics.

GET HIM TO THE GREEK rekalled...

GET HIM TO THE GREEK is a comedy staring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in characters that originated in Forgetting Sarah Marshal. Being a fan of Jonah Hill and hearing that Russell Brand was a pretty big star in England I had expectations of laughing quite a bit and didn't laugh that much. The problem with this movie seemed to be it did't know what kind of comedy it wanted to be, vas-elating between a gross out hard R comedy and an absurdness of an Anchorman and never committing to either and coming up short in the potential for humor. Russell Brand's style of humor didn't connect with me either, Jonah Hill needed a better foil and their styles didn't mesh well to me. A lot of the bits seem to be attempts at humor but with no conclusion, like they hard the idea but then would just give up on it. Overall I was disappointed in the film and would rather have watched Superbad again.