With a thumping dub-step soundtrack, planes performing harrowing maneuvers, and requisite nasty enemies (Nazis, in this case), the trailers for “Red Tails” have clearly been geared to pump up visceral excitement in (likely) largely young and male audiences.
If Andy Serkis is nominated for an award, and for the record, I think he’d be fully deserving of one, hang on to your seats.
Spoiler Alert: “Captain America” is awesome and “Cowboys & Aliens” isn’t.
Abrams has obviously given himself the specific assignment of making a send-up of a sort of film, much as Spielberg & Lucas did when they made “Raiders”
You may have wondered what the ladies were doing and talking about while the men were horsing around in films like “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover”.
A film like this demands a charismatic and vulnerable lead actor, and Bradley Cooper is quickly establishing himself as the right guy for those jobs.
It succeeds because it manages to tell the big story through the smaller stories of these men and their families
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.
Ms. Portman delivers an uneasy, tense showing that will certainly garner an Oscar nomination and perhaps the award itself.
“Fair Game” is essentially about the volatile mix that can occur between two worlds; one with the information and one with the power.
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.
Joel Frost talks to Stephen Rannazzisi about his upcoming series THE LEAGUE and his film roles in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, PAUL BLART and more.
“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.
“Inception” calls into question the very physics that we take for granted
While certainly not as nuanced a depiction as some rock movies (“Almost Famous”, “Walk The Line”), “Get Him To The Greek” manages a certain amount of depth without compromising the laughs.
“MacGruber”, the film, is so bad that it defies analysis.
A review of The Road, a grim thriller adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s novel, from Movie Guy Joel Frost.
A review of the Oscar-nominated A Serious Man from The Coen Brothers, from Movie Guy Joel Frost.
Joel Frost reviews “The Crazies” and “Shutter Island” for TheMovieGuys.net
Joel Frost catches up with Steve Lemme to talk about his comedy tour, The Slammin’ Salmon, and his humble beginnings. Oh yes, there was table waiting…
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