Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
The Muppets
{4.5/5} “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were reciting some sort of important plot point.” The Muppets, released in 2011 Walter (a new muppet) is obsessed with the Muppets. Somehow Walter and Gary are brothers, although Gary is a human. When Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) go to Los Angeles […]
The Descendants
{5/5} “A family feels exactly like an archipelago, separate but part of a whole, and always drifting slowly apart.” The Descendants, released in 2011 In The Descendants Matt (George Clooney) tries to reconnect with his daughters Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and Scottie (Amara Miller) after his wife is in a boating accident. In addition to dealing […]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
{4/5} “We’re not so very different, you and I. We’ve both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another’s systems. Don’t you think it’s time to recognize there is as little worth on your side as there is on mine?” Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released in 2011 It’s the 1970s, during the Cold […]
Hugo
{4.5/5} “Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn’t able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it’s the same with people. If you lose your purpose… it’s like you’re broken.” Hugo, released in 2011 Hugo (Asa Butterfield) learned all about clocks and other things that […]
Detachment
{5/5} “I understand you are angry. I used to be very angry too.” Detachment, released in 2012 Adrien Brody plays Henry, a substitute teacher who tries to keep a detachment from all the people in his life. But he’s a great teacher, and as the kids at the school he’s at become attached to him […]
World’s Greatest Dad
{4.5/5} “If you don’t act right at dinner, I’ll stab you in the face.” World’s Greatest Dad, released in 2009 Lance (played by Robin Williams) has written several novels but none of them has sold — he tells himself he will give up on this dream if he gets another rejection. In the meantime he’s […]
Get Low
{4.5/5} “We like to imagine that good and bad, right and wrong, are miles apart. But the truth is, very often they are all tangled up with each other.” Get Low, released in 2010 In the 1930s Felix is a hermit who puts up “no trespassing” signs and scares kids away by shooting his rifle […]
The Way Back
{5/5} “Kindness… That can kill you here.” The Way Back, released in 2010 It’s 1940 and in the Soviet Union political prisoners are sent to Siberia. Janusz, who is Polish, is sent there because after his wife was tortured she accused him of being a spy. The prisoners are made to cut down trees and […]
A Single Man
{4/5} “If there’s going to be a world where there’s no time for sentiment, then that’s a world I don’t want to live in.” A Single Man, released in 2009 George’s partner of 16 years, Jim, has died and he’s been drifting through life ever since. We follow George through his interactions with various people […]
The Wackness
{4/5} “Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong thing, and right now is one of those times.” The Wackness, released in 2008 I never understood the desire to do drugs. I don’t want to be someone else — I want to be myself. The friends I hang out with, I like who they are — […]