Reviews

Walking into this film, I thought I was going to see an intriguing sci-fi drama about two people who couldn’t be apart for medical reasons beyond their control. Instead what I saw was a sappy and poorly told story about a boy and a girl who didn’t understand each other or their disease.

Girl Walks Into a Bar sounds pretty awesome from its titlea alone. The intrigue and mystery is enough to raise interest, even if we aren’t entirely sure what the film is about. Fortunately for viewers the film is able to sustain some of the anonymity, but loses something each time it fades to black.

Following 'South Park' on Wednesday nights, Comedy Central is bringing all recent college grads a ridiculous and amusing look at their own lives. 'Workaholics' takes what some of us gave up after college, as well as what some of us secretly refused to give up and puts it on screen for all young adults to laugh at.

A well known music video and commercial director who has worked with Eminem, Britney Spears, and U2, and a well known comedian seemed like two key elements of a potentially successful film. Not so much.

Sgt. Cole Lewis returns home from his fourth tour of duty both mentally and physically impacted. After he is placed in the psychiatric ward of a new veteran’s hospital, he both begins to heal and begins to fight his toughest battle yet. 

After his wife leaves him to return to her former drug habits and another man, dorky guy Frank (Rainn Wilson) decides to get her back by fighting crime and her drug dealing seducers. He does this with the help of comic book research and a small but feisty side kick.

Taking a unique look at the life of a gay man, Mike Mills autobiographical Beginners is a fresh film with a heartwarming story.  Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer are brilliantly cast as son and father, each going through a major life change as they enter a new phase of love.

Having taken the Sundance audience by storm over a year ago, I had high expectations for Spencer Susser's Hesher.  Sadly, while not a terrible film in any regard, I was mostly disappointed with the dark and gritty film.

A Bag of Hammers is a comedy about two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed. 

It is rare that a Christmas-based documentary can really mean so much to me. Becoming Santa is a touching documentary that will re-ignite your belief in Santa Claus and Christmas even in the middle of March.

Featuring a unique mix of religion, culture, family and history, Denis Villenueve'sIncendies is a a rare film experience that simultaneously pulls at your heartstrings and enhances your mind.  In short, it isn't one that you need to see, but one that you simply must.

Tongue and cheek the whole way through, Natural Selection hit many high points. The entire cast was great, and the overall complication of the film gave the story a nice flow. Natural Selection was a happy surprise.