http://grouchoreviews.com/ Tue, 15 May 2012 20:32:20 GMT Film/DVD reviews, interviews and features. http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/796 /reviews/796 You‘ll empathize with Plowright‘s appropriation from Dorothy Parker: ‘What fresh hell is this?‘ Mon, 14 May 2012 07:56:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4323 /reviews/4323 Plenty fun: as per the Jackie Chan standard, it‘s total nonsense, but unpretentiously entertaining and occasionally ingenious. Thu, 10 May 2012 04:16:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4262 /reviews/4262 A mood piece, as abstract and engrossing as the many Bach piano selections laid on the soundtrack. Mon, 07 May 2012 16:27:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4310 /reviews/4310 The airy Novak makes a strong impression, Stewart‘s comic chops remain in fine fettle, and the distinctive supporting cast can‘t be beat... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:52:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4309 /reviews/4309 This story framed as a historical account of the only woman to stand up to Napoleon doesn‘t quite conquer our interest, though it is itself an intriguing piece of Hollywood history due to the presence of Brando in an iconic role. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:06:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/273 /reviews/273 Those who identify as fans of the Halloween films will want to see Halloween: Resurrection, the eighth in the series; those who don‘t care about Halloween won‘t. That said, Halloween: Resurrection co... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:23:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4308 /reviews/4308 A reasonably entertaining miniseries...made with obvious attention to (if not always success in) pleasing genre fans. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:46:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4303 /reviews/4303 ‘How Green Was My Valley, How Smart Was My Horse.‘ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:49:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4266 /reviews/4266 Let me begin by saying something nice about Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo: kids will probably like it. Okay, that’s all I’ve got. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4311 /reviews/4311 Though the jokes are strictly standard setup-punchline stuff, the cast brings a freshness to the material. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:54:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4257 /reviews/4257 Williams is better than the picture, but within the screenplay‘s constraints, she nails every possible nuance of physical and emotional expression. It‘s dazzling work, and reason alone to spend ninety-nine minutes ‘with Marilyn.‘ Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:10:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4252 /reviews/4252 ‘It brings out my happy.‘ For kids facing a potentially rough adulthood, it‘s probably a message worth hearing, maybe more than once. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:48:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4302 /reviews/4302 Despite the odd sharp observation, somehow J. Edgar comes off like the Max Fischer Players‘ production of Serpico... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4236 /reviews/4236 A Rod Serling-esque social allegory for these days of economic collapse, environmental sea change, and increasing talk of ‘end times.‘ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:38:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4235 /reviews/4235 If the mere mention of the blue-footed booby sends you into paroxysms, The Big Year is the film for you. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:16:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4307 /reviews/4307 Intensely juvenile, casually sexist, and blatantly stupid in ways that few if any over the age of ‘T for Teen‘ or bereft of a Y chromosome could enjoy. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:14:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4284 /reviews/4284 This fable of the disposable performer rising above his class transcends ordinary fiction to be an expressive visual record of the art of bullfighting: primal, brutal, repellent and magnetic in equal measure. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:45:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4206 /reviews/4206 A stylish genre exercise...one might just as well say the L.A. story unfolds at the corner of Michael Mann and David Lynch. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/2366 /reviews/2366 Proof plays cleverly with the arcane mysteries of game theory, and if it‘s only a game, happily, it‘s one worthy of exhibition. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:19:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4162 /reviews/4162 Condurache and Weisz’s ‘small corrections‘ make a big difference in steering the movie right, enough to make The Whistleblower a decent entry in the genre of political passion plays. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:07:00 GMT Peter Canavese