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Girlfriend Experience, The (2009)
Oct 9th
Soderburgh’s version of mumblecore…sort of.
Rated R | Review date: 9-Oct-2009
Steven Soderburgh, well known for his dabbling in the indie world between big budget Hollywood pieces, delivers a slice of life that is The Girlfriend Experience. The film stars Sasha Grey, award-winning adult film starlet, as Chelsea, an upscale New York City escort. Right away, upon hearing that the film’s star is of the adult industry, it is to be expected that many will stray away from this film. This however, is a big mistake in the case of The Girlfriend Experience. Though it is often the case that adult More >
Le fils de l’épicier (2007)
Sep 26th
aka The Grocer’s Son
Review date: 25-Sept-2009
Le fils de l’épicier (“The Grocer’s Son”) takes the viewer on a beautiful adventure across the French countryside. The main character, Antoine (Nicolas Cazale), ventures back to the small rural town where he grew up when his father becomes ill. The trip home is not so much a pleasant one however, as we see signs of some tension between the family. To spice things up, Antoine’s beautiful neighbor Claire (Clotilde Hesme) comes along for the ride to get some fresh air while studying to get into college.
The film has some truly gorgeous scenes that make More >
Answer Man, The (2009)
Sep 23rd
aka “Arlen Faber”
Review date: 23-Sept-2009
Arlen Faber, played by Jeff Daniels, is an acclaimed spiritual author who’s success is derived from a book of his conversations with God. Arlen shelters himself from the public but soon enough his identity becomes known by a local book store owner (played by one of my new favorite actors, Lou Taylor Pucci) who begins to receive answers from Arlen in exchange for Arlen’s used books. Meanwhile Arlen’s love interest (played by Lauren Graham) slowly helps Arlen become truly enlightened. “The Answer Man” is the story of a man who has just as must questions himself More >
Away We Go (2009)
Sep 23rd
Review date: 23-Sept-2009
Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, follows two unwed parents-to-be on their journey across North America to hopefully find a new home (and perhaps themselves). Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) meet up with their unique and interesting friends and family across the states and Canada in hopes of having friends where they settle. What they get becomes much more than that as they find themselves learning how truly lucky and blessed they are, contradictory to the “fuck-ups” they claimed to be. The movie is cute, wacky, More >
Dim Sum Funeral (2008)
Sep 8th
Dim Sum Funeral is about an estranged Chinese American family brought together by the death of their mother. Directed by Anna Chi and written by Donald Martin, Dim Sum Funeral ends up being a very pleasurable movie. Light is shed on Chinese Americans and their heritage, which is the object of much of the film’s humor. Just about everyone can relate to some aspects of the family’s issues. The film is a little dry at times, and possibly overacted in certain scenes. Overall, the characters are likable and the actors did a decent job, and the story in general is More >