Film Review: “happythankyoumoreplease”

Josh Radnor and Kate Mara in HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE. © 2010 - Anchor Bay Films

starring: Josh Radnor, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Pablo Schreiber, Malin Akerman, Tony Hale, Michael Algieri, Richard Jenkins

directed by: Josh Radnor

MPAA: Rated R for language.

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Film Review: “Red Riding Hood”

Shiloh Fernandez plays peek-a-wolf with Amanda Seyfried in RED RIDING HOOD. Photo by Kimberly French – © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

starring: Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Gary Oldman, Virginia Madsen, Julie Christie, Lukas Haas, Billy Burke

directed by: Catherine Hardwicke

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence and creature terror, and some sensuality.

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Film Reviews: “Beastly” / “Take Me Home Tonight”

Mary-Kate Olsen and Alex Pettyfer in BEASTLY

Beastly

starring: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Neil Patrick Harris, Mary-Kate Olsen, Peter Krause, Lisa Gay Hamilton

directed by: Darren Barnz

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.

Topher Grace, Anna Faris, and Dan Fogler in TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT

Take Me Home Tonight

starring: Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer, Chris Pratt, Michael Biehn, Lucy Punch, Demetri Martin, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michael Ian Black, Angie Everhart, Bob Odenkirk

directed by: Michael Dowse

MPAA: Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use.

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Film Review: “Hall Pass”

Jenna Fischer, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, and Christina Applegate in HALL PASS. Photo by Peter Iovino – © 2011 New Line Productions, Inc.

starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Nicky Whelan, Richard Jenkins, Stephen Merchant

directed by: Peter & Bobby Farrelly

MPAA: Rated R for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use.

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Film Review: “Unknown”

Diane Kruger and Liam Neeson in UNKNOWN

starring: Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella

directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content.

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Film Review: “The Rite”

Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, and Marta Gastini in THE RITE

starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Rutger Hauer, Marta Gastini

directed by: Mikael Håfström

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images, and language including sexual references.

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Film Review: “No Strings Attached”

Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling, Lake Bell, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Cary Elwes, Olivia Thirlby, Talia Balsam, Jake M. Johnson, Abby Elliott

directed by: Ivan Reitman

MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material.

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Film Review: “Another Year”

Peter Wight and Lesley Manville vice away their sorrows in Mike Leigh's ANOTHER YEAR.

starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Imelda Staunton, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Martin Savage, Karina Fernandez

directed by: Mike Leigh

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language

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Film Review: “True Grit”

Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld in TRUE GRIT.

starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper

directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images.

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Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk – TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack

I’m a fan of the original 1982 movie TRON, even though I’m aware it’s kinda crappy. So I’ve been following the TRON: Legacy hype pretty closely for the last few years. And when I was sent Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack for review, I immediately emailed our lead film reviewer, Jason LeRoy, and called dibs when he got his tickets for a preview screening. Then I began listening to Daft Punk’s film score to get myself psyched. And it worked. I was psyched. Continue reading “Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk — TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack”