Posted by SoberFilmChick on Saturday, March 22, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
DivergentSoberFilmChick
Directed by: Neil Burger
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Maggie Q, and Kate Winslet
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Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 22, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Bad Words
Directed By: Jason Bateman
Starring: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney, Phillip Baker Hall, Ben Falcone, Rachael Harris, and Rohan Chand
Spelling bees aren't the riveting stuff that make movies great. It takes a strong director and an equally strong cast to pull off a movie about a bee. After all, every film can't be Akeelah and the Bee and make the orthography of the word "xanthosis" thrilling cinematic material. That's why there have been so few movies about the world of... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 22, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Nymphomaniac: Volume II
Directed By: Lars von Trier
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Bell, Stacy Martin, Mia Goth, Michael Pas, and Shia LaBeouf
Lars von Trier's Trilogy of Depression is no longer really a trilogy. With the unedited cut of Nymphomaniac topping five hours, this movie was destined from the beginning to require two parts. This means that the Danish sex addiction drama has had twice as many chances to ruffle the feathers of more socially cons... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, March 16, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Veronica Mars
Directed By: Rob Thomas
Starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Francis Capra, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino, and Enrico Colantoni
Networks can be cruel when it comes to scheduling their primetime lineups. We've all had television shows that were gone too soon courtesy of that greedy old cancellation bear. For me, shows that come to mind are ABC's endlessly inventive fantasy murder procedural Pushing Daisies or NBC's little show that cou... Continue reading...
Posted by SoberFilmChick on Saturday, March 15, 2014 In : 0.09% Cocktails
The Single Moms Club
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Directed by: Tyler Perry
Starring: Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Cocoa Brown, Amy Smart, and Zulay HenaoFresh off of his Razzies’ win for A Madea Christmas, Tyler Perry is back in theaters this month with his new film, The Single Moms Club. Say what you will, but Perry knows his audience and he sticks with his standard themes in this new film. The Single Moms Club involves a fair amount of sisterhood and female empowerment, as well as some serious male b... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 15, 2014 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Directed By: Wes Anderson
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Léa Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson, and Tony Revolori
Wes Anderson is back! Indie film lovers everywhere will have some good laughs this weekend. In his follow-up to his mega hit Moonrise Kingdom, the acclaimed director has assembled o... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, March 15, 2014 In : 0.12% Hard Liquor
Need for Speed
Directed By: Scott Waugh
Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Kid Cudi, Imogen Poots, Ramón Rodriguez, and Michael Keaton
Movies based on video games are a hard sell. Titles like Mortal Kombat, Doom, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time should all evoke some bad memories. We've all regretted going to go see one of these often cheesy, underdeveloped adaptations that don't do justice to the games we love. That being said, I had anything but high expectations for Scott Waugh'... Continue reading...
Posted by Drew Keller on Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Poker fans rejoice. The 20 year deal struck between the legendary producing team of the Weinstein Brothers and Miramax back in December of 2013 means the return of several beloved properties from the late 90's, including sequels to the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love and the cult hit Rounders. While the Shakespeare sequel sounds spectacularly unnecessary, fans have been clamoring for a return to the seedy world of underground poker for over 15 years. Released back in 1998, Rounders centered... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, March 9, 2014 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
The Lunchbox (Dabba)Directed By: Ritesh Batra
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui
"Sometimes the wrong train will get you to the right station."
-Shaikh (Nawazuddin Siddiqui)
2014 marks another year in which the Academy got it wrong, particularly for Best Foreign Language Film. Sure, The Great Beauty rightfully was nominated and won the award. The problem is that it didn't face off with the other great foreign language films of the year like The Past and Blue Is the Warm... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, March 9, 2014 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
Nymphomaniac: Volume IDirected By: Lars von Trier
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Uma Thurman, and Connie Nielsen
"When the ash tree was created, it made all the other trees in the forest jealous. It was the most beautiful tree. You couldn't say anything bad about it. Then, in the winter, when the ash tree lost all of its leaves, all the trees noticed the black buds and started laughing. 'Oh look! The a... Continue reading...
