“The Way”: It’s a Family Affair

Emilio Estevez has a son, Taylor, who lives in Spain and (according to the tale told on “Regis and Kelly”) this long distance father son relationship was the inspiration for Estevez, the writer/ director/ actor, bringing us this story of the secular,...

“Footloose”:

I freely admit that I am not obsessive about my film going. I like to see films on the big screen and I’m not interested in seeing them over and over again on DVD so when I saw the new “Footloose”, the Craig Brewer remake of the iconic Kevin Bacon...

“The Ides Of March”: Beware, this is scary good.

It’s the political season and “The Ides of March” shows us the underbelly  of the political campaign. George Clooney does it all here, as writer, director,and star of this adaptation of Beau Willimon’s political play Farragut North. It’s about...

“Real Steel”: Erector Set “Rocky”

Hugh Jackman is a huge talent but I’m afraid his character, Charlie, in “Real Steel” is saddled with such a flawed personality that it’s hard to warm up to the family drama part of what is basically an action film for Transformer Fans. Charlie...

“50/50”: Odds Are You’ll Like It

I know what your thinking, a funny cancer story? But co-writer , co-star Seth Rogen pulls it off with his usual skill at playing brash but oddly believable buddies in R-rated comedies. This time his buddy is Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a Public Radio producer...

Moneyball: it’s ‘Money’

You Don’t have to know, or love, baseball to love “Moneyball”, the new Brad Pitt vehicle. It’s basically an underdog film based on the story of how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane helped change the way Major League baseball teams...

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