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Written by Charles Judson
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Saturday, 05 June 2010 |
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Russell Brand’s Aldous Snow was one of the best parts of 2008’s FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. A recovering drug addict and alcoholic, the acerbic Snow was the very definition of the Nightmare Next (the a-hole who dates your ex after you). He’s super-awesome at sex, he’s a world famous rock star and worse, he’s likeable. Even as he’s berating all around him with one-liners, part of you wants to punch him in the face the other half hopes he invites you to the after-after party. A spinoff more than a sequel, GET HIM TO THE GREEK, moves Brand into co-lead with Jonah Hill, who also was in MARSHALL playing an entirely different character. Fortunately, Snow’s mix of ass-holiness, rock star god prowess with an inner-core of regular dude has survived the transition. |
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Written by Charles Judson
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 |
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Thirty years have passed since The Blues Brothers hit theaters. In that time 10 more Saturday Night Live movies have gone from sketch to screen. It goes without saying that the critical and box office track record has been abysmal. The assumed mediocrity of SNL movies has now joined the likes of Star Trek's Odd Numbered Movies Bad/Even Number Movies Good, and Multiple Villains ruin Superhero Sequels theory, as recognized Pop Culture law. MacGruber, SNL film number uno uno, does little to correct that thinking. |
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Written by Stephen Hart
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
 A new Battle of Atlanta is brewing at the AFF! Whether a coincidence or a tongue in cheek programming decision, two films with the word “battle” leading the title are screening on the same day within hours of each other! Twice! Ironically, both films have a civil conflict of sorts as part of the plot. Will this be the mother of AFF wars, or just a minor skirmish? Choose your side!
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Written by Steve Warren
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
 Possibly my favorite line in any movie this year comes from “Dumbstruck,” as an entertainer who’s on the road all the time explains the dissolution of his marriage: “After 25 years, she decided she didn’t want to be alone anymore.” The irony, at a time of personal heartbreak, shows why Dan Horn is one of the more talented of the five ventriloquists director Mark Goffman follows for a year in his documentary.
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Written by Stephen Hart
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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 Stephen Hart reviews short film Asbury Park. Colin returns home to Asbury Park, a city undergoing revitalization, after a relatively short stint in jail. Though he is welcomed by his mother, his brother is less than happy to him back. Colin strives to gain his brother’s forgiveness for a wrong that he cannot right.
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