Reviewed by Alyn Darnay Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) Written by Zoe Kazan Starring: Paul Dano (Cowboys & Aliens), Zoe Kazan(It’s Complicated), Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould I’m going to ask you to use your imagination here for one minute. I want you to pretend you’re a writer, who by a … [Read more...] about Ruby Sparks
Drama
The Dark Knight Rises
“I’m not afraid… I’m angry!” The H-Bomb: It’s been eight years since The Joker wreaked havoc on Gotham City, and since then, things have been relatively peaceful, with a crime rate that has dwindled to almost nothing. But for Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), time has done very little to heal old wounds, as he has since become a Howard Hughes-like recluse. It’s not just … [Read more...] about The Dark Knight Rises
Perfect Sense
“Life will go on . . . it has to.” The H-Bomb: A mysterious epidemic has been causing people to gradually lose their senses. The first to go is the sense of smell, then their sense of taste, followed by their hearing . . . and you get the picture. Right before a person loses his or her sense of smell, they break down crying from overwhelming sadness and despair, and … [Read more...] about Perfect Sense
Savages
"You let people think you’re weak, sooner or later you’re going to have to kill them." Swift shot: Definitely lives up to the title and the hype. Savages is a primal love story with a woman's testicles. Winslow and Stone deliver near perfection! Chon (Taylor 'Battleship' Kitsch) is the fierce bad-ass war veteran who is cold steel on the screen; he is a realist. Chon … [Read more...] about Savages
The Amazing Spider-Man
"Spider-Man belongs to everyone." Check out my interview with Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Dr. Denis Leary here! Swift shot: They finally addressed the fact that Peter Parker is more than just a teenager with a fortunate spider-bite, he is a real person, and more to the point, he is a genius! Fans of Spider-Man, the "real" Spider-Man, whatever that means anymore, … [Read more...] about The Amazing Spider-Man