Showing Tag: ""viggo mortensen"" (Show all posts)

REVIEW: Riding Steve On Noam Chomsky Day, Captain Fantastic Succeeds at Mission Rescue Moviegoers & Sticks It to the Man

Posted by James Brown on Saturday, August 6, 2016, In : 0.03% Wine Coolers 
Captain Fantastic





Directed By: Matt Ross

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Ann Dowd, and Steve Zahn


I'll admit it.  I've been quiet on the indie front this summer.  With the exception of A Bigger Splash —which I just so happen to be overdue on reviewing— and perhaps The Lobster (if it can be loved), I haven't fallen in love with too many movies.  I also don't think our more artistic filmmakers have been speaking to the times in recent months.  With a pun intended given...

Continue reading ...
 

REVIEW: On the Road, Dean and Sal Have More Sex, Drugs, and Liquor Than I Thought Humanly Possible

Posted by James Brown on Sunday, March 24, 2013, In : 0.09% Cocktails 
On the Road





Directed By: Walter Salles

Starring: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Terrence Howard, and Steve Buscemi


Despite its impressive cast, I was never really looking forward to On the Road.  This adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel may have Mary Jane, Lois Lane, and Aragorn, but it also has Bella.  I always have my doubts with a Kristen Stewart movie, or any film starring a...

Continue reading ...
 

REVIEW: A Dangerous Method Is a Dangerously Long Conversation About The Importance of Sex

Posted by James Brown on Sunday, December 18, 2011, In : 0.03% Wine Coolers 
A Dangerous Method





Directed By: David Cronenberg

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, and Vincent Cassel


Michael Fassbender has a bit of a penchant for making movies about sex.  This year alone he's made Shame and A Dangerous Method.  While Shame portrays a sex addict at his worst, A Dangerous Method deals with sex in a more intellectual manner.  David Cronenberg's latest film tackles the importance of sex with regard to psychology and whether it should have been the c...
Continue reading ...
 
 

 

Loading

 




 



 

 


 

Large Association of Movie  Blogs


Follow soberfilmcritic on Twitter