’21 Jump Street’ has no right to be anything other than a furtive Hollywood cash-grab, but instead it’s a pleasant surprise for lovers of smart, quirky, sometimes vulgar comedy.
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March 2012
This list of the Top 10 Best Movie Brothers dovetails nicely with ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home,’ directed by the Duplass brothers and coming out this weekend, starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms as brothers.
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It’s a good thing Criterion has restored ‘Letter Never Sent,’ and I have no doubt that its place in history as a visual wonder will be certified after more people see it.
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Two smaller releases are new out on DVD that may appeal to niche audiences. One has a local slant, while the other is a sci-fi story that was ahead of its time.
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Everything about Friends With Kids the directorial debut from Jennifer Westfeldt feels like a labor of love. Westfeldt, who also wrote and produced the film alongside Mike Nichols and real-life boyfriend and co-star Jon Hamm manages a cast that has proven their comedic chops on Parks And Recreation, Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids, among other places. In […]
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Since its story inspired every mainstream fantasy right up to ‘Avatar,’ ‘John Carter’ may seem a little old-fashioned, but it’s a solid piece of fantasy entertainment that’s equal parts corny and poignant.
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Much like the misguided nature of Pixar’s ‘Cars,’ which focused on adorable fossil fuel consuming main characters while we were in the midst of a global gas crisis, ‘John Carter’ seems absurdly blind to the world into which it’s released.
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After a week off to recover from the KC Oscar Party 2012, Eric, Trey and Trevan return, ready to talk about John Carter, Silent House and Friends With Kids.
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The gimmick behind Silent House ends up being the only thing the film has going for it. Beyond the single-take device, there isn’t much in way of plot or performances.
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The Chicken and the Egg #25: Our bi-weekly movie-reference-happy comic strip here on Scene-Stealers is back! This week marks the first time one director has been referenced a second time in the strip.
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The old cliche goes: “The book is always better then the movie.” But this is not always true. Sometimes the movie is better than the book. Enjoy the Top 10 Movies Better Than the Book.
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‘Jack and Jill’ might have been silly fun, like so many of Sandler’s films. Instead it will just leave you pondering how it all went so wrong.
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‘Wyatt Earp’s Revenge’ isn’t great, but it works well enough as a straight-to-DVD B-movie western. A slightly better budget would have helped enhance the gunfights, but Feifer does what he can with what he has to work with.
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Originally entitled ‘Bail Enforcers,’ the low-budget Canadian action film ‘Bounty Hunters’ stars former WWE wrestler Trish Stratus as Jules, a bounty hunter who works part-time at a strip club (I swear I’m not making this up).
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The 2012 Kansas City Japanese Film Festival is showcasing some of the best in classic and contemporary Japanese films this weekend, and all proceeds go to the tsunami earthquake relief fund. Yasujirō Ozu’s amazing Tokyo Story and the 2011 Academy Award-nominated short The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom are just two of the films showing March 10-11.
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