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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 >
Acolytes (2008)
Aug 30th
Review date: 29-Aug-2009
Jon Hewitt’s Acolytes is a dark, moody tale of three teens who find themselves pursuing a killer, and soon running from the very same one. The young actors’ performances are nothing too spectacular, but fairly believable. Joel Edgarton’s performance of the villain is the standout, bringing an eerie realism to the picture. The film overall tends to drag on a bit, and some parts of the story just don’t make much sense. Also, the film tries very hard to scare you, with sudden ‘jump’ scenes almost every 5 minutes, which it could have done without (and would have More >
13 Tzameti (2005)
Aug 29th
A Game to Die For
13 Tzameti, the French black and white film written and directed by Géla Babluani tells the tale of a young man named Sebastien (George Babluani) who works on home repair jobs in order to support himself and his family. On his latest job, he overhears a private conversation about a “job” promising a big payoff. Intrigued, Sebastien continues his work until the untimely passing of his client. Discovering a secret package containing details about the job owned by the recently diseased, Sebasiten makes the decision to take the place of the departed.
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