Every now and then it is nice to see an adult film about relationships and interesting characters. Learning to Drive scratches that itch.
All in Comedy
Stupidity and evil lurk beneath the surface here and become increasingly intertwined as the movie progresses.
Jon Favreau's CHEF
The director (and star) masterfully manages multiple and entertaining threads without losing focus on the main story focus.
Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Highly entertaining, consistently funny, and quite charming overall with a healthy dose of craziness.
Dustin Hoffman's QUARTET
It’s a feel-good movie beautifully produced with a heart and a conscience.
Romanovskiy Mikhail's LONELY SOULS OF MICROBES
My favorite line of dialog: “She devours them like plums.”
Toa Fraser's DEAN SPANLEY
When all is said and done, though, this is Peter O’Toole’s movie. The sensitivity of his performance is amazing to watch. We are fortunate to have a record of such performances
Stephen Sommers' “ODD THOMAS”
What makes the movie enjoyable despite its familiarity are the characters, the dialog, and some very well scripted action sequences.
Jon Wright's GRABBERS
Jon Write’s GRABBERS is a very entertaining monster movie comedy. The story elements are fairly standard: meteor plunges into sea, creature crawls ashore and terrorizes small town, townspeople gather to fight the menace. The way these elements are assembled is original, fun, and occasionally, quite charming.
Tommy Wirkola's HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS
Hansel and Gretel The Witch Hunters is a train wreck of a movie. You know something awful is happening but it’s hard to look away.
Jake Schreier's ROBOT AND FRANK
This is a character driven movie about the near future that tightly focuses on an elderly retired jewel thief who lives by himself in a semi-rural but well-to-do community. His son, concerned about the old man’s mental deterioration, purchases a humanoid style robot to serve as a companion and caregiver.
Don Scanlon's MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
I enjoyed this movie immensely. Visually inventive in ways I could never imagine on my own, the characters and story are involving and potentially more sophisticated than might be appreciated by very young children.
Barry Sonnenfeld's MEN IN BLACK III
To my surprise, I really enjoyed many Men in Black III. What did I like about it?
Timo Vuorensola's "IRON SKY"
I was really looking forward to seeing Iron Sky after all the online hype. Actually seeing it was a major disappointment. This movie is awful.
Hey-jun Lee's CASTAWAY ON THE MOON
A young man, depressed, tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. Instead he washes up onto a small island in the middle of the river and is cut off from the city.
Hayao Miyazaki's LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO
This is Miyazaki’s first feature films. It portends a lot of what’s to come in his career: dizzying action, vibrant color, clever stories, strong females, and humor.
The Weitz Brothers' ABOUT A BOY
Refreshing. Oddball. Quirky.
Lena Dunham's TINY FURNITURE
As a parent of two twenty-somethings I watched this film with a growing sense of horror and wanted to reach out and slap some sense into the main character.
Michel Hazanavicius' THE ARTIST
Exuberant, charming, and immensely entertaining, THE ARTIST tells ths story of a silent movie star in Hollywood whose career topples when talkies come along.