‘Mother and Child’, a poignant ‘slice of life’ story of rediscovery
“Mother and Child” is presented in the allegory style made famous by the sensational Oscar® winning movie ‘Crash’ (2005) where independent stories are destined to have their characters’ lives become interrelated. Is it destiny, fate, or simply, a fact of life.
The drama centers on three [...]
Sex and the City 2
Mood swings similar to those experienced by menopausal Samantha are a common side effect of exposure to Sex and the City 2. Two and a half hours (!) spent in the company of fortysomething Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis), and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and fiftysomething Samantha [...]
MacGruber
The yearlong ’80s flashback that is 2010 continues with “MacGruber,” a comedy that summons up memories of mullets, “MacGyver” and Mike Myers.
A blood-spattered, hit-or-miss, “out there” character comedy of the “Wayne’s World”/”Austin Powers” school, it manages to be nostalgic and profane in equal measures, a movie that’s retro and yet retrofitted [...]
Greenberg
Fifteen years ago, Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) refused to sign a major-label record deal and walked out on his bandmates moved to New York City. Ironically, now that he is back in Los Angeles dogsitting for his brother’s family while they are on a working vacation in Vietnam (one senses that there is no other [...]