http://www.grouchoreviews.com/ Wed, 16 May 2012 00:28:05 GMT Film/DVD reviews, interviews and features. http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4333 /reviews/4333 Cohen‘s act wears thin...still, The Dictator has several memorable moments... Tue, 15 May 2012 20:11:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.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://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4328 /reviews/4328 By asking the audience to take far too much on faith, Dark Shadows can only be an interesting failure. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4327 /reviews/4327 Currish...the film‘s niche audience is indiscriminate aging dog lovers; people lovers should look elsewhere.     Thu, 10 May 2012 15:42:40 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4326 /reviews/4326 “Eat Gray Love“...the whole enterprise [is] too platitudinous, but with powerhouse actors like Dench, Nighy and Wilkinson, even a critic can agree it‘s better to be plucky than a sour stick-in-the-mud. Thu, 10 May 2012 15:36:26 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.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://www.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://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4316 /reviews/4316 It‘s quite possible that The Avengers has more action than any movie ever made...[but] for all its thrill-ride clutter, The Avengers is just about as simplistic as them fightin‘-robot pictures... Wed, 02 May 2012 00:31:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4315 /reviews/4315 Pessimism, sweetness, raunch and loopiness make for a pleasantly offbeat blend. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:15:15 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4314 /reviews/4314 Eighty-eight minutes of sublime silliness...should appeal in equal measure to adults as to children. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:41:00 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.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://www.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://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4313 /reviews/4313 Decide for yourself if the narration is a necessary concession for kids: it‘s a take-it-or-leave-it proposition that doesn‘t make but also doesn‘t quite break Chimpanzee. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:34:19 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4312 /reviews/4312 A sensitive and fairly subtle work, with the deceptive simplicity of a well-honed short story. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:29:28 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.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://www.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://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4306 /reviews/4306 A next-generation Scream, a self-referential horror film that tongue-in-cheekily deconstructs its own genre. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:47:16 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4305 /reviews/4305 Since the halfwitty Damsels in Distress wants to have it both ways, its satire is about as cutting as a plastic knife through a porterhouse. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:39:55 GMT Peter Canavese http://www.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://www.grouchoreviews.com/reviews/4304 /reviews/4304 Predictability is the fatal flaw of any American sequel, and while this one comes closest in tone to the original film, that‘s a decidedly double-edged sword. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:53:00 GMT Peter Canavese