Written by Linda
December 24, 2008
A fluffy modern romantic comedy with, um, some twists, Manhood and Other Modern Dilemmas is an inoffensive, if a bit drawn-out flick, good for passing a bit of time when...
Written by Linda
December 06, 2008
I am proud (and absolutely exhausted) to say that I have now seen the SLOWEST movie ever made. Just when you think that only epic 3-hour films can make your...
Written by Linda
December 02, 2008
And the award for the most curious film title of the year goes to...
Written by Linda
November 30, 2008
The excitement and surprise of seeing many movies at a film festival is that you often forget, as a film unspools, why you thought it was a good idea to...
Written by Linda
November 30, 2008
A sweet little comedy/drama, that is ultimately kinda boring, Anita Takes a Chance is pretty much a showcase for the Spanish actress Rosa Maria Sardà. I think she has been...
Written by Linda
November 30, 2008
Poland has a great cinematic tradition, so even so-so films like Amok are worth seeing, just to see the spin a Polish filmmaker might put on a story that is,...
Written by Linda
November 29, 2008
Now, here is a great idea trapped in an pretty-good movie. Surviving Eden is a deadpan faux-documentary in the sprit of the popular ensemble comedies Best in Show and A...
Written by Linda
November 29, 2008
One is an extremely well-acted film, I'll give it that. Plus, the dialogue is completely believable and natural, especially the scenes between a parent and his adult son. The cinematography...
Written by Linda
November 29, 2008
Living Life, on the surface, is about the quality of an after-school special. It is well-meaning, rather blandly acted, and has a moral at the end. What is most interesting...
Written by Linda
November 29, 2008
Maybe it is because my own 20th high school class reunion is rapidly approaching a mere few years from now (eeek!), or maybe it is because there is a little...
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