Comedy Rated PG-13
“McConaughey bravely rips off his shirt, throws himself in front of the women and selflessly absorbs the camera’s leers.
Drama Rated R
Money, money money. That’s what everyone wants in Boiler Room, an often riveting update of 1987’s Wall Street set in the same New York stockbroker scene. You’ve seen this before, but the macho posturing, seductive language and breakneck energy that all go into the art of the sale still fascinate. With Ben Affleck and Vin
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
Yet another one of those movies you thought you had to see until you actually saw it, this three-hour World War II epic is bloated with a silly romantic triangle (between Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale) and bolstered by a competent re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At its worst, this
Most romantic comedies bury the loneliness and disappointment that is inevitably a part of any romance in one tidy sequence, usually involving the hero or heroine walking despondently in the rain. Shopgirl – adapted from Steve Martin’s novella about a love triangle involving a drifting Los Angeles sales clerk (Claire Danes, sad and sweet), a
Drama Rated NR
“…a mysterious character study that grows into a somber, generational portrait.”
“…has exactly one Lawrence-worthy moment.”
Comedy Rated R
“…exudes something that eludes so many of us: contentment.”
Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
How does Frances (Diane Lane), the divorced heroine of Under the Tuscan Sun, get her groove back? By buying an Italian villa on a whim and renovating it all on her own. Based on the novel by Frances Mayes, the movie is as soft and reassuring as a romantic comedy gets yet it has plenty
A wolf in pimp’s clothing. Super Fly is a movie of surprising political bite and emotional nuance, considering it is usually discussed in terms of its outrageously flashy cars and clothes. The outfits are something – in his patterned, full-length jackets, star Ron O’Neal often looks like he’s wrapped up in a carpet – but
“…strong performances all around—including a powerhouse one from Carrie Coon.”