Category: Reviews (2012)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJFra3B9sbA As a 9-year-old living on a foreign military base after 9/11, the idea that Osama Bin Laden could be hiding anywhere sort of freaked me out. I used to stare at the bushes across the street and picture a bearded face poking out, noticing me and then returning into hiding. Of course, this was … Continue reading Zero Dark Thirty →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Vt9sP8OY8 I can honestly say I am not looking forward to sets of daily vitamins, screaming dwarves I’ll call my children and routine prostate exams. Nor did Judd Apatow in his 20s, and now that it’s here he has channeled all his feelings on middle age in the odyssey “This is 40.” In 2007 Apatow … Continue reading This is 40 →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj5_FhLaaQQ Never before have I watched mentally unstable people with such joy and concentration as I did in “Silver Linings Playbook.” David O. Russell has crafted a modern-day comedic triumph that focused solely on character interaction with humility, humor and heart. Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to say this was a romantic comedy without … Continue reading Silver Linings Playbook →