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
Romance
People Like Us
Movies like this . . . you've seen them before. The H-Bomb: Sam (Chris Pine) returns home to L.A. after his father, a fairly successful music producer, dies of cancer. Sam was never particularly close to his dad, in fact, he bolted for the opposite coast as soon as he was old enough. So, imagine Sam’s surprise when his father’s lawyer (an ancient Philip … [Read more...] about People Like Us
Dark Shadows
"If a man can become a monster, then a monster can become a man." Swift shot: Freaky, weird, romantic, it's all Burton and Depp. A tragic love story set across time, where all magical and maniacal things are possible. Where I found it lacking was in the ensemble concept, a lot of the characters got dashed away, like storylines hurled from the craggy rocks to the … [Read more...] about Dark Shadows
The Lucky One
In “The Lucky One”, the latest film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks book (which I have not read), Zac Efron plays a former Marine who, after three tours in Iraq, ends up in Louisiana to find the woman whose picture he thinks was his lucky charm which kept him safe during the war. While in Iraq, Logan (Efron) picks up a photograph that is on the ground amidst some rubble. … [Read more...] about The Lucky One
Overnight
"The entire universe is a symphony." Swift shot: Another quirky little flight-of-fancy from Writer/Director Valerie Breiman, stacked with some life-lessons and philosophical questions on faith, love and all that lies in between. I wasn't laughing the whole flight, but there were certainly enough carefully crafted scenes that earned a chuckle or two and one … [Read more...] about Overnight
