Not to sound a disrespectful note but on a certain level this trailer for Michael Winterbottom‘s The Trip (IFC Films, theatres 6.10, On Demand 6.22) is a greater achievement than the film itself, which is mildly funny and actually rather good in a steady and confident and unforced way. But the trailer is funnier…sorry.
Rob Brydon‘s Woody Allen is perfect save for the fact he doesn’t sound like him. “I want a room with a view…I want to see a tree.”
To my great surprise and delight, Christy Hall‘s Daddio, which I was remiss in not seeing during last year’s Telluride...
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7:45 pm: Okay, the initial light-hearted section (repartee, wedding, hospital, afterlife Joey Pants, healthy diet) was enjoyable, but Jesus, when...
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It took me a full month to see Wes Ball and Josh Friedman‘s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
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Unless Part Two of Kevin Costner‘s Horizon (Warner Bros., 8.16) somehow improves upon the sluggish initial installment and delivers something...
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For me, A Dangerous Method (2011) is David Cronenberg‘s tastiest and wickedest film — intense, sexually upfront and occasionally arousing...
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