August 12, 2011
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Director Ruben Fleischer and Jesse Eisenberg — an unwilling bank robber with a bomb strapped to him — don’t deliver another “Zombieland,” but there are some cool moments, like the bank robbery and “The Heat Is On” car chase in the middle 30 minutes.
d: Ruben Fleischer | imdb.com | trailer | This time, it's personal
August 10, 2011
The Help (2011)
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, director Tate Taylor makes an overwrought tear-jerker with some bathroom humor about Southern black maids in the early 1960s. But the movie is well executed, thanks to good performances, especially by Viola Davis.
d: Tate Taylor | imdb.com | trailer | Charlie Rose
Let’s begin. | I need your help. | I got a job. | You is important.
August 5, 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
In this origin story and second “Planet” redux, scientist James Franco raises an ape with the help of a super drug. During Caesar’s maturation, the film does the near-impossible, humanizing the ape as it displays and elicits real emotions.
d: Rupert Wyatt | imdb.com | trailer | Ape escape | Charlie Rose
July 29, 2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
The best parts of this almost winning romantic comedy are Ryan Gosling teaching Steve Carell how to dress and pick up women. Gosling also romances the (Emma) Stone. But Julianne Moore is barely there, and Jonah Bobo, 13, is an annoying sitcom character.
d: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa | imdb.com | trailer | Charlie Rose
The Guard (2011)
Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle play mismatched buddy cops — a smart Irish Archie Bunker and an affluent American FBI agent — familiar archetypes with new chemistry, and John Michael McDonagh directs with bright colors and even brighter dialogue.
d: John Michael McDonagh | imdb.com | trailer
It hurts. | Street value | Disney World | Gaelic
July 8, 2011
Horrible Bosses (2011)
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