Jan. 15, 2009 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Dec. 25, 2008 2 hr. 1 min. Pg-13 Bryan Singer/United Artists Tom Cruise Tom Wilkinson Kenneth Branagh Bill Nighy Eddie Izzard Terence Stamp Carice van Houten Here are the main reasons why Valkyrie received initial bad press and ultimately kept people from considering it for awards: […]
Dec. 17, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Nov. 28 1 hr. 22 min. Pg-13 Seth Gordon/New Line Cinema Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert DuVall Sissy Spacek Jon Voight Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Kristin Chenowith Where do I begin? Should I opine about the fact that a cast like this should be […]
Dec. 8, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Oct. 31, 2008 2 hr. 21 min. R Clint Eastwood/Universal Angelina Jolie John Malkovich Colm Feore Michael Kelly The great thing about streetcars, the kind that used to run in places like 1928 Los Angeles, is that they move so smoothly, so slowly, to a place […]
Dec. 4, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Oct. 5, 2008 1 hr. 30 min. Pg-13 Peter Sollett/Columbia Michael Cera Kat Dennings How do you make a professional looking film for around 9 million dollars? First, you cast a lot of young actors who do not splash the tabloids. Second, you get stars bigger […]
Nov. 21, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 11/14/08 1 hr. 46 min. PG-13 Marc Foster/Columbia Daniel Craig Olga Kurylenko Mathieu Amalric James Bond is dead. In his place is a new man who looks HGH modified, doesn’t say much, and is extremely vengeful. Forget the fact that this film is simply picking up […]
Nov. 14, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 11/07/08 1 hr. 29 min. PG Eric Darnell/DreamWorks Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Bernie Mac Alec Baldwin Shotguns, hit and runs, and a psychotic grandmother shouting “Bad kitty.” No, this isn’t a Looney Tunes cartoon from yesteryear, this is […]
Nov. 8, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/24/08 2 hr. 10 min. PG-13 Oliver Stone/Lionsgate Josh Brolin Elizabeth Banks James Cromwell Jeffrey Wright Richard Dreyfuss Toby Jones Thandie Newton Scott Glenn Ellen Burstyn Though the “strategery” of this film’s release date might be up for legitimate questioning, it is a mistake to dismiss […]
Nov. 6, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 9/26/08 1 hr. 37 min. PG-13 George C. Wolfe/Village Roadshow Pictures Richard Gere Diane Lane Scott Glenn Mae Whitman James Franco In the motion picture biz they call this a weeper. A tear-jerker. On t.v. they call this Lifetimey. Hallmarkey. In the sciences they call this […]
Oct. 29, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/5/08 1 hr. 48 min. R Ed Harris/New Line Cinema Ed Harris Viggo Mortenson Renee Zellweger Jeremy Irons People will say this is how they used to make westerns. Not really. Seldom in westerns has the acting been this good. Only recently, in the wake […]
Oct. 26, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/24/08 2 hr. 5 min. R Gavin O’Connor/ New Line Cinema Edward Norton Colin Ferrell Jon Voight Noah Emmerich Family of cops. New York City. Lead cop is on the brink of divorce. Police corruption represented through involvement in drug trade and payoffs. Women in the […]