Down With Love is over the top, cheesy, and rife with cliches. That’s also the entire point of the film. Writers Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake crafted the skeleton of a throwback Rock Hudson/Doris Day battle of the sexes madcap…
Warm Bodies is a romcomzom (that’s a romantic comedy zombie film for those not in the know) focused on the comedy. It’s a wise choice since the romance happens between a living girl and a zombie boy. If the film…
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is the cinematic equivalent of freestyling at the club and dropping the mic when the beat drops out. Lorene Scafaria’s debut directorial effort (she previously wrote the charming screen adaptation of…
Apologies for the lack of content this week. I had some big articles I’ve been working on inspired by various anime and manga series. In light of the recent tragedy in Connecticut, their subject matter did not seem appropriate. The…
Anna Karenina is a challenging work. The novel, all 864 pages of it, is full of characters and dramatic circumstances that can seem unnatural or even unbelievable in modern time. The rigid social structures are the core of the work…
There’s nothing wrong with a good romance on film. There’s nothing wrong with a fluffy story or kooky fantasy, either. These elements only become problematic when they’re not treated in a consistent and believable way. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen…
Beginners is a sweet tale of learning to pursue what makes you happy in life. Oliver Fields is our narrator, jumping through time over the past year to tell us the story of his dying father’s last months on Earth.…
My Week with Marilyn is a very clever film. It masquerades as a biopic of Marilyn Monroe and a simple coming of age romance. The depth and joy of the film comes in the quiet commentary on the backroom manipulation…
Anna is a British student studying creative writing in America. She falls in love with American student Jacob, a furniture design major. It’s love at first sight. The only catch–a huge one–is the strict immigration and travel visa issues that…
Imagine your most confusing dream. You think you’re awake but you can never be sure of what you’re seeing because it’s just slightly off from what you’d expect. By the time you realize the truth of your situation, your dream…
Teen sex comedies are nothing new at this point. Regardless of quality, some of these films, like American Pie or Porkies, have attained a memorable position in the pop culture lexicon. It could be because of a particular outrageous scene,…
I Am Love is a curious film. It is a melodrama that uses little dialog. It is a character study that targets three different characters in a family at the same time. It is a beautifully acted film that values…