Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Drew Goddard Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford Let’s start this review by saying “The Cabin In The Woods” is one of the best horror films to come around in the past few years, probably not since the original Scream (1996), and I became an instant … [Read more...] about The Cabin in the Woods
Delicacy
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Stephane & David Foenkinos Cast: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Pio Marmaï So if I wanted to make a lightweight, semi-comic, romantic film and I lived in France, the only actress I’d use is Audrey Tautou. You should remember her as that sweet fey faced beauty from Amélie (2001), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Coco Before Chanel (2009). … [Read more...] about Delicacy
Thin Ice
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Jill Sprecher Written by: Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher Cast: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, James Detmar, David Harbour, Lea Thompson So I started watching this film and I said to myself, “self, what’s this all about?” It seemed dull, dull, and dullier. “What was Greg Kinnear thinking when he took on this role?” Then … [Read more...] about Thin Ice
Albert Nobbs
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Pauline Collins, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Antonia Campbell Hughes, Mark Williams, James Green, Bronagh Gallagher, John Light This film, an intricate tale of women passing as men in 19th-century Dublin, is a … [Read more...] about Albert Nobbs
Water for Elephants
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) Starring: Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line), Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), Paul Schneider (Lars and the Real Girl), Jim Norton (Harry Potter), Hal Holbrook (Into The Wild) Based on the acclaimed bestseller by Sara Gruen, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS congers up a love … [Read more...] about Water for Elephants
