Tag Archives: Robert De Niro
Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
Director: David O. Russell | Writers: Matthew Quick (book), David O. Russell | Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ortiz, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver, Shea Whigham | Rating: R | Runtime: 122 minutes | Year … Continue reading
Trailer for Rodrigo Cortés’s ‘Red Lights’
This Apple trailer for Rodrigo Cortés’s Red Lights does plenty to confirm the highly mixed buzz elicited by the film’s Sundance debut, and I’m not only speaking about the awkwardly unnecessary Sigourney Weaver introduction that kicks things off. But I’m … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Being Flynn’
Director: Paul Weitz | Writers: Nick Flynn (book), Paul Weitz | Cast: Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby | Rating: R | Runtime: 102 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | Being Flynn, Paul Weitz’s adaptation of … Continue reading
Trailer for Paul Weitz’s ‘Being Flynn’
Apple has debuted the trailer for Paul Weitz’s Being Flynn, which unfortunately looks to be some kind of sappy, melodramatic yarn. But somewhere in there, I think, is the potential for an enlightening Robert De Niro performance. He’s got a … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Limitless’ (2011)
With Limitless, director Neil Burger takes advantage of the exciting premise of Leslie Dixon’s screenplay, which is adapted from a 2001 Alan Glynn novel, and delivers a purely satisfying action-thriller that, despite it all, doesn’t quite know how to conclude … Continue reading
Golden Globes 2011: Recap
Last night’s Golden Globe Awards was an exercise in predictability, at least with respect to the 14 film categories I predicted — the only one I didn’t foresee accurately was a win for Susanne Bier’s In a Better World, though … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Stone’ (2010)
From the look of it, John Curran’s Stone appears to be another cliché-ridden thriller with the Righteous Kill-like intention of pairing up aging star Robert De Niro with a beautiful actress nearly half his age. That assumption, thankfully, should be … Continue reading
