Oh, Brother

LEAVES OF GRASS
RUNNING TIME 105 minutes
WRITTEN AND directed by Tim Blake Nelson
STARRING  Edward Norton, Keri Russell, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Blake Nelson

2 Eyeballs out of 4

Don’t be misled by the title Leaves of Grass. Do not expect literacy, either. This stoner comedy has nothing whatsoever to Read More

Finally, a Good Movie to See and a True Story I Can Believe In!

American Violet
Running time 103 minutes
Written by Bill Haney
Directed by Tim Disney
Starring Nicole Beharie, Alfre Woodard, Michael O’Keefe, Will Patton, Tim Blake Nelson

It’s rare, I’ll admit, but occasionally a good movie raises its head through the muck and mire and leaves me grateful but shocked with disbelief. Such Read More

Not Swept Away By Madonna

If there is one thing worse than a Guy Ritchie movie, it’s a Guy Ritchie movie with Madonna in it. Watching her shriek, pout and snarl her way through his ill-advised and disastrous remake of the 1974 Lina Wertmüller film Swept Away has pretty much driven a spike through the coffin lid of the publicity-besotted Read More

A Winning Jennifer Aniston Plays a Texan Emma Bovary

Miguel Arteta’s The Good Girl , from a screenplay by Mike White (who also appears in the film), turns out to be one of the most pleasant surprises of this long, hot, harrowing summer. This is to say that the derisive premises of the movie’s plot and characterizations could have resulted in a sour experience Read More