Goon Movie Review
Title: Goon Director: Michael Dowse (‘Take Me Home Tonight’) Starring: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill (‘Midnight in Paris,’ ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’) and Eugene Levy…
Jeff, Who Lives at Home Movie Review
Title: Jeff, Who Lives at Home Director: Jay & Mark Duplass Starring: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer, Susan Sarandon, Rae Dawn Chong One of the themes in the 83…
Seeking Justice Movie Review
Title: Seeking Justice Director: Roger Donaldson (‘The Recruit,’ ‘The Bank Job’) Starring: Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce Grief is a powerful, motivating factor in how people react to…
Casa de mi Padre Movie Review
Title: Casa de mi Padre Director: Matt Piedmont (‘Funny or Die Presents…’) Starring: Will Ferrell, Diego Luna (‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’), Gael Garcia Bernal (‘Zorro Reborn’) and Genesis Rodriguez (‘Man…
Friends With Kids Movie Review 2
Title: Friends With Kids Making a romantic comedy is tricky business and a good one at that. Think about when’s the last time you actually saw an excellent romantic movie.…
Detachment Movie Review
Title: Detachment Director: Tony Kaye (‘American History X’) Starring: Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, Sami Gayle (TV’s ‘Blue Bloods’) and Meredith Kaye Chronicling the important social issues of the…
21 Jump Street Movie Review
Title: 21 Jump Street Directed By: Phil Lord Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Rob Riggle, Dave Franco, DeRay Davis, Ellie Kemper I’m not the laugh out…
21 Jump Street Movie Review
Title: 21 Jump Street Columbia Pictures Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller Screenwriter: Michael Bacall, story by Michael Bacall based on the TV series created…
The 2012 Movie Poll: Friends with Kids lands high; Eddie Murphy nearly bottoms-out
Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever year” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids.…