Category Archives: 2007

Charlie Bartlett is a very sweet little movie about a creative and resourceful (and rich) misfit determined to fit in at his high school. It’s quirky, surprising, and amusing. In a sea of painfully formulaic high school movies, here’s one … Continue reading →

American democracy and Iranian democracy are more similar than you might think. Iranians are allowed to vote for their president, but a rotten bunch of officially appointed assholes (the Guardian Council) decides the candidates they get to chose from, and … Continue reading →

I don’t think I Could Never Be Your Woman ever made it to theaters (I could be wrong) despite being an Amy Heckerling film with big stars in it. For a while my wife and I let that stop us … Continue reading →

I could barely breathe for a very large portion of this film. My first reaction was disbelief that they could still make science fiction movies like this. But then I realized that I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a science … Continue reading →

Jellyfish reminds me so much of the style of filmmaking that characterized the independent film renaissance of the early-to-mid 1990s – sparse music, uncluttered plots, well-written dialog, warm and simple presentation of characters, moments of deep emotion captured with tenderness, and a … Continue reading →

In the Land of Women is a pretty good film.  It could have been a great film. It had electrifying young leads: the warm and charismatic Adam Brody and the fabulous Kristen Stewart [editor’s note: this was before her acting took its … Continue reading →

Alright, I’ve had it. The Coen brothers have struck again, and once again I am left shaking my head in disbelief as everyone else falls over themselves in utter rapturous praise. This film, which may rank among the DUMBEST films … Continue reading →

This movie is a shameless vehicle for Glen Hanslard’s caterwauling music, nothing more and certainly nothing less. The opening scene, where he is standing out on a street corner wailing his highly repetitive music with great gusto, is okay. “The … Continue reading →

Okay, Palm d’Or winner here. I lasted about half an hour. Two jerky, weirdly unsympathetic women trying to get an illegal abortion in Communist Romania. They meet up with a drone-like thug who apparently gives abortions and go to a … Continue reading →

One of the best films of the year (2007)? Hardly. Juno is written with quirky, snappy dialog that is a lot of fun to listen to, and Ellen Page has a great voice to deliver the lines with. The story … Continue reading →