The Hangover Part III [2013]

The final “Hangover” movie doesn’t include a hangover or the old spirit and wild laughs of the previous films. There is too much Zach Galifianakis and way too much Ken Jeong, but when Galifianakis resigns from the Wolfpack, it is genuinely sad.

d: Todd Phillips | imdb.com | trailer
Archive | The Hangover | The Hangover Part II

Flight (2012)

The opening sequence plane crash is thrilling and Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle and John Goodman elevate the material, but too much of the film feels like a movie of the week about alcoholism. Plus, all the talk about religion and miracles gets old.

d: Robert Zemeckis | imdb.com | trailer
Uncontrolled dive | Harling visits Whip | Life in prison

The Artist (2011)

A silent movie about the end of silent movies — a sort of prequel to “Singing in the Rain” — features a bouncy score, dance numbers and two winning performances by Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, who prove just how much can be said with their faces.

d: Michel Hazanavicius | imdb.com | trailer | Charlie Rose
Screen dance | Breakfast table | Taking bows

Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

Isla Fisher’s charm can’t save a screwball comedy about an addiction to shopping and credit card debt during the current economic crisis — serious subjects for a serious time. What was intended as light fare comes off as irresponsible.

d: P.J. Hogan | imdb.com | trailer | getting back the mail

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Jeff Bridges casually plays the Dude, a man for whom casualness is a way of life — Creedence, White Russians and bowling with his buddies. Meanwhile, the Coen Brothers construct one hell of a ride — mistaken identity, kidnapping and Technicolor blackouts.

d: Coen Brothers | imdb.com | trailer | They peed on your rug.
Blow on my toes. | Jesus | The Bag Man | Shomer Shabbos