You Again (2010— 105 mins) J-L Curtis, K. Bell, S. Weaver, B. White Marni (Bell) is an ugly duckling who was picked on ruthlessly by the school populars in high school. Now she is a beautiful highly successful exec. who is happy to come home and show off her success at her brother’s wedding weekend. […]

Animal Kingdom (2010–113 mins) J. Frecheville, G. Pierce, Jacki Weaver This Australian indy has been getting a ton of attention for its subtle ruggedness, it’s writing, and most importantly the brilliant performance by Jacki Weaver (more on her as I explain the story a bit). There had been many who have said that this movie should […]

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010—133 mins) S. Labeouf, M. Douglas, J. Brolin, C. Mulligan Jake (LaBeouf) is an up and coming stock market/investing/wall street genius. This genius just happens to be engaded to the one and only Gordon Gekko’s daughter. As the enconomy goes into the toilet and the market has it’s tank, Jake’s mentor […]

Dinner For Schmucks (2010—114mins) P. Rudd, S. Carell Tim (Rudd) is just trying to be successfull at life. He’s got a job he wants to move up in, and a girlfriend he would like to marry. He’s a smart guy but like most main characters in these comedies he’s destined to go thru hell to […]

Devil (2010– 80 mins) C. Messina, L. Marshall-Green, J. O’Hara, G. Arend   Devil was written by M.Night Shyamalan… yeah I heard you snicker. Relax it’s not goofy or effects laden. What it is, is a short-ish film-ette more along the lines of a short story/fable. The best way to explain the movie itself is to […]

Welcome To The Rileys (2010- 110mins) J. Gandolfini, K. Stewart, M. Leo James Gandolfini plays Doug Riley, a man who can’t seem to avoid death and loss in his life. It’s left him a hollow shell of himself and even the simple things he once loved don’t quite do it for him anymore. This all […]

Buried (2010– 95 mins) Ryan Reynolds  Ahh yes, another review of a movie with one of my favorite actors which isn’t very good. Buried keeps your attention for…. a while. That is, until you realize that A) the whole movie takes place in a box/coffin underground and B) you realize that you can walk out […]

Edge of Darkness (2010– 117mins) Mel Gibson, R. Winstone  It’s possible that the Mel Gibson that we all knew and loved in great amovies like The Patriot, Signs, Braveheart, and all things Lethal Weopon is a thing of the past. His idiotic behavior has likely shattered any further chance of getting good roles like those. […]

Catfish (2010– 87 mins) Ariel & Yaniv Schulman —-NON-SPOILER PART OF REVIEW—— I wanted tostart by  specifying that to fully talk about this movie there has to be a spoiler free part and a spoiler part. B/c I cannot fully describe my feelings about the “documentary” without giving away some details of the reveal.  The […]

The American (2010– 105 mins) G. Clooney, Violante Placido  Clooney is one of those big stars that I am a huge fan of. He’s in the GJ’s top favorite actors . He’s up there with guys like Bruce Willis and Ryan Reynolds as the top of the class. I will make a point of watching […]