Tag Archives: 2.5 stars

Movie Review: ‘Lore’

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Danny King

Director: Cate Shortland | Writers: Robin Mukherjee, Rachel Seiffert (novel), Cate Shortland | Cast: André Frid, Ursina Lardi, Kai Malina, Saskia Rosendahl, Mika Seidel, Nele Trebs, Hans-Jochen Wagner | Rating: NR | Runtime: 109 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2013, André Frid, Cate Shortland, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Kai Malina, L, Lore, Mika Seidel, Nele Trebs, Rachel Seiffert, Reviews, Robin Mukherjee, Saskia Rosendahl, Somersault, Ursina Lardi, Wuthering Heights | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Wrong’

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Danny King

Director: Quentin Dupieux | Writer: Quentin Dupieux | Cast: Regan Burns, Alexis Dziena, William Fichtner, Eric Judor, Steve Little, Jack Plotnick | Rating: NR | Runtime: 94 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2013 | A less cohesive and stimulating … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2013, Alexis Dziena, Eric Judor, Jack Plotnick, John Dies at the End, Quentin Dupieux, Regan Burns, Reviews, Rubber, Steve Little, W, William Fichtner, Wrong | 2 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Broken City’

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Danny King

Director: Allen Hughes | Writer: Brian Tucker | Cast: Kyle Chandler, Russell Crowe, Natalie Martinez, Barry Pepper, Alona Tal, Mark Wahlberg, Jeffrey Wright, Catherine Zeta-Jones | Rating: R | Runtime: 109 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2013 | For … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2013, Allen Hughes, Alona Tal, Atticus Ross, B, Barry Pepper, Brian Tucker, Broken City, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chinatown, Claudia Sarne, Jeffrey Wright, Kyle Chandler, Leopold Ross, Mark Wahlberg, Natalie Martinez, Reviews, Russell Crowe, The Book of Eli | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Deadfall’

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Writer: Zach Dean | Cast: Eric Bana, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Kate Mara, Sissy Spacek, Olivia Wilde, Treat Williams | Rating: R | Runtime: 95 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | The opening minutes of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Not Fade Away’

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Danny King

Director: David Chase | Writer: David Chase | Cast: Will Brill, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, John Magaro, Christopher McDonald, Molly Price | Rating: R | Runtime: 112 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | In an ironic way, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, Bella Heathcote, Christopher McDonald, David Chase, Jack Huston, James Gandolfini, John Magaro, Liberal Arts, Molly Price, N, Not Fade Away, Reviews, Steven Van Zandt, Will Brill | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Compliance’

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Craig Zobel | Writer: Craig Zobel | Cast: Ashlie Atkinson, Bill Camp, Ann Dowd, Philip Ettinger, Pat Healy, Nikiya Mathis, Dreama Walker | Rating: R | Runtime: 90 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | Writer-director Craig Zobel’s Compliance … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, Ann Dowd, Ashlie Atkinson, Bill Camp, C, Compliance, Craig Zobel, Dreama Walker, Heather McIntosh, Nikiya Mathis, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Reviews | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Writers: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack | Cast: Rebecca Dayan, Ari Graynor, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Chris Messina, Eric Christian Olsen, Andy Samberg, Elijah Wood | Rating: R | Runtime: 92 minutes | Year (U.S. release): … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, C, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood, Eric Christian Olsen, Lee Toland Krieger, Rashida Jones, Rebecca Dayan, Reviews, Ruby Sparks, The Vicious Kind, Will McCormack | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘The Intouchables’

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Danny King

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano | Writers: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano | Cast: François Cluzet, Audrey Fleurot, Anne Le Ny, Omar Sy | Rating: R | Runtime: 112 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | A softie but a goodie, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Eric Toledano, François Cluzet, I, Ludovico Einaudi, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, Reviews, Tell No One, The Intouchables | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Take This Waltz’

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Sarah Polley | Writer: Sarah Polley | Cast: Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Williams | Rating: R | Runtime: 116 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | Take This Waltz feels like a step sideways for Sarah … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, Alice Munro, Away from Her, Gordon Pinsent, Julie Christie, Leonard Cohen, Luke Kirby, Michael Murphy, Michelle Williams, Reviews, Sarah Polley, Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, T, Take This Waltz | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Marc Webb | Writers: Steve Kloves, Alvin Sargent, James Vanderbilt | Cast: Sally Field, Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Emma Stone | Rating: PG-13 | Rumtime: 136 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | My issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2.5 stars, 2012, 500 Days of Summer, A, Alvin Sargent, Andrew Garfield, Chris Zylka, Denis Leary, Emma Stone, James Vanderbilt, Marc Webb, Martin Sheen, Reviews, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, Steve Kloves, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe | Leave a comment