Film & TV
99 Problems, but this film ain't one
If you haven't yet heard about American Gangster, you're probably living under a rock (or maybe just in Hill). The film's hype and star power (not to mention Jay-Z's decision to make a concept album based on it) set expectations high.
The Devil made me do it
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead answers a question you didn't know you were supposed to ask: can an art house action film be enjoyable?
A B.A. in Murder
To be honest, I had low expectations while sliding the Netflix DVD of Behind the Mask into my computer.
Take 4
In the mood for mutilation this Halloween? Shaun of the Dead (2004) Though this is a parody from across the pond - think Dawn of the Dead meets Harold and Kumar - British comedians Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright know how to splatter their way into movie history.
Real Good
This film - indie filmmaker Peter Hedges's follow up to Pieces of April - tells the story of Dan Burns (Carell), a widowed advice columnist having a tough time following his own advice.
It was a dark and stormy night
Halloween: a time when families map out trick-or-treating routes, neighbors stock up on candy and Penn students blur the boundaries between "dressing up" and not dressing at all.
Take 4
Hollywood has always had an infatuation with period films. Whether it's the allure of capturing a bygone era, the ability of history to provide an interesting story, or the need to dress hunky male actors in tights, nothing says Oscar and prestige quite like a costume drama.
Delhi-cious
Wes Anderson is a director of details. Of course, he's more than that; his past films like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic are works that celebrate the quirkiness of dysfunction.
Not Quite Golden
An extravagant treat for history buffs, this sequel to the 1998 Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth reunites the Australian-born acting duo Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush for another great performance.
Flight of the Phoenix
We Own the Night explosively changes the traditional crime drama to include a powerful familial message.
Mediocre Rendition
Gavin Hood's follow-up directorial effort to the Academy Award-winning Tsotsi is all too reminiscent of the post-Oscar pitfalls often found in Hollywood.
The good, the bad and the pretty
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, director Dominik's second feature, is so good I couldn't bring myself to leave the theatre for a bathroom break when my bladder, only 40 minutes into the 2+ hour film, screamed full.
'Bourne' scribe takes Ritalin
This movie marks the directorial debut for Gilroy, who wrote the screenplays for the Bourne trilogy.
Love blows
It starts off well enough. This film, from the directors of There's Something About Mary, is all set to provide a humorous commentary on the dangers of listening to others when it comes to important, life-altering decisions.
Lost Caution
Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, adapted from a short story by Eileen Chang, is a captivating tale of desire and espionage set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II.
Phillywood
If Philadelphia were to play a role in a teen sex comedy, it would play the girl who can't get a date for the prom - a Molly Ringwald character who somehow goes unnoticed by everybody except one weirdo (seriously, M.
Delicious
This film, from the director of Kramer vs. Kramer, asks the question: Is love just a trick nature plays on us or is it the only meaning there is to this crazy world?
Trailer Park
White Collar: Persepolis: Highly stylized animation set to an off-beat rendition of "Eye of the Tiger" makes for an extremely entertaining trailer, even though the English trailer isn't out yet.
Meet the Osbornes
In this dark comedy, Finn Earl (Anton Yelchin), a teenager from New York City, is planning to have the summer of a lifetime studying the Iskanani tribe in the Amazon with his anthropologist father.
