A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Good,
but not very thorough look at the descent into Alzheimer's and its
impact; great vehicle to showcase Julianne Moore's talent, together with
a capable supporting cast.
A Los Angeles screenwriter relocates with his wife to her
hometown in the deep South, where, while tensions build between them, a
brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
Superfluous
and miscast remake of a controversial classic neither reaches the
original's nastiness nor adds any new perspective; James Woods'
performance is remarkable as he's obviously just playing himself.
Maltin**:
"Remake...resetting it in the American South. That change, the
reduction of violence, and efforts to make the characters more
"relatable" and contemporary (especially Bosworth) grind off the sharp -
and significant - corners. Result is bland and forgettable, despite
Woods' excellent performance."
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are
a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin
and a bisexual classmate.
Wily and gimmicky adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel is pretentiously
in love with its tricks and appears as hollow as its protagonists; it
is to be feared that this is an accurate interpretation of the author's
intentions.
Halliwell*: "A story of callow
students indulging in fleshly pleasures; tricked out with a narrative
that goes backwards (as sometimes does the film) and other gimmicks,
it's like experiencing the day after the night before in a hungover
flashback."
Maltin BOMB: "Repellent look at amoral
college kids whose sole interests are sex, drugs, and
booze...Writer-director Avary...uses a take-no-prisoners approach to
Bret Easton Ellis' book, a prequel to American Psycho. Yuccchhh."
A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical
treatment, and as a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a
casino.
Fairly effective thriller with some good (albeit
improbable) twists; cast is good, and De Niro gets the opportunity to
play a tough, but complex wiseguy character.
After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane and fight off Lex Luthor.
Big-budget superhero fun complete with all essential ingredients (Lois Lane love story including child, Lex Luthor, Kryptonite) and then some.
I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria. Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now. Finished German school in 1981, afterwards studied philosophy and German literature and languages. 1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I co-owned an own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also was partner of the cinema and music bookstore Angry Red Planet for a few years. In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform (last time was for our retrospective exhibition in 2010) at the Kunstverein Graz. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith. Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a large American online company.
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