MOVIE REVIEW – BLUE VALENTINE
Take a close look at how real the love story of “Blue Valentine” is and you’ll see why people need to watch soap operas.
Take a close look at how real the love story of “Blue Valentine” is and you’ll see why people need to watch soap operas.
“Ghostbusters” deserved (and deserves) either an incredible sequel – or a non-existent one.
If you want a film with an interesting plot and performances, look elsewhere.
The first word that comes to mind after watching this film is WOW and then WOW again.
Tom Six’s film is about a trio of people who are sewn together mouth to ass to create a “centipede” type creature. And then when one defecates, well…..you know.
We all have dreams, but if we don’t achieve them, does that mean we can’t still be happy?
Maybe it will help convince young girls not to talk to big, creepy strangers in their front yards.
Joel and Ethan Coen have directed better films than this version of “True Grit”, but not many directors have directed films even this good.
It’s as if Sofia Coppola dug up an early draft of “Lost In Translation”, tweaked a couple of things, and tried to dress it up as a new study of the same themes.
The themes of post-war recovery and renewal, coupled with the hidden grief and sacrifice faced by returning veterans made for a story that still speaks to us.
Can we please freeze him circa 1982 during his “The Empire Strikes Back” and/or “Raiders of the Lost Ark” days?
If you know a rich family, or are part of a rich family, you know how messed up things can be.
An exercise in claustrophobic self-reflection that allows the viewer to imagine, if inadequately, the horror and dread of Ralstonʼs predicament.
The latest in a long line of movie musicals that proves Hollywood takes one successful idea and beats it into the ground until there’s nothing good left.
Ms. Portman delivers an uneasy, tense showing that will certainly garner an Oscar nomination and perhaps the award itself.
“How to Train Your Dragon” is based on a book, which might be another reason for the film being the first I’ve seen from DreamWorks Animation that really has heart
Movie Guy Paul Preston goes over what holiday movies are best for adults in his latest appearance on KRLD, Dallas, TX
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“Fair Game” is essentially about the volatile mix that can occur between two worlds; one with the information and one with the power.
This “re-write” is not mine at all – it actually sprang from the minds of the men who created “Raiders” in the first place.
Paul Preston talks great horror movies on KRLD, Dallas, TX
A really terrible sequel to “Cats & Dogs”
My favorite series of all time was “Deadwood”, I’m thinking this may come close.
From the panoramic vistas of the Italian countryside, to the panoramic vistas of Clooney’s profile, “The American” is a collection of painstakingly conceived shots strung together over the story of a man who seems to have one last chance to save his soul, and the hooker who loves him.
Paul Preston reviews “Despicable Me” for TheMovieGuys.net and rants about the state of movie animation along the way.
“Caddyshack”‘s stature has grown to the point where it now stands alone as the undisputed master of the raunch-comedy – the standard bearer by which all others are judged.
There is a very creepy, insidious tone that snakes itself around the audience for two hours.
Joel Frost talks to Stephen Rannazzisi about his upcoming series THE LEAGUE and his film roles in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, PAUL BLART and more.
SO much machismo is being blustered around the screen in “The Expendables”, the real expendable here is the audience.
An indie that reminds us of why we love indies
Let’s just call it “EAT PRAY LIKE”.
“Middle Men” has a laundry list of moments that seem eager to earnestly evoke some of the techniques and devices that certain other directors have used with much success.
Both nerd central and ground zero for the coolest stuff pop culture churns out every year.
There is such a thing as going too far afield in your plot construction.
“Inception” calls into question the very physics that we take for granted
Or, “Ranting On A (Not Quite) Classic” or “Re-examining a Failure”. You choose.
When I look at who’s next to replace Cruise and Gibson, I’m reminded that I don’t want to do that yet.
Hoffman holds it all together – possibly his best performance ever.
There’s a common, poorly-conceived opinion that adapting a TV show is a lowbrow indication that Hollywood has run out of ideas.