Movie Summary of Where The WIld Things Are by Michael the Moviegoer.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE = ***
“Little Story – Big Movie”
A classic children’s book with fewer than 350 words in it is now a 100-minute children’s movie by Spike Jonze called “Where The Wild Things Are”. But after his film “Being John Malkovich” nothing [...]
Movie Summary of Antichrist by Michael the Moviegoer.
ANTICHRIST = ***
“Ripping Open The Envelope”
With “Antichrist”, Lars von Trier puts the art back into the “art movie”. And like most art, how we feel about it is subjective and will differ from person to person. I’ve read dozens of reviews for this film, some praising it as [...]
Movie Summary of Broken Embraces by Michael the Moviegoer.
BROKEN EMBRACES = ***
“Almodovar Breaks It Down For Us”
Movies about making movies are usually filled with “in” jokes that appeal to a limited audience of people who work in film. Robert Altman’s “The Player” nearly transcended that by setting a relatively standard murder mystery inside the movie [...]
Movie Summary of Law Abiding Citizen by Michael the Moviegoer.
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN = zero stars
“More Laughs Than Most Comedies”
Jamie Foxx returns to comedy in the hilarious “Law Abiding Citizen”, a “Naked Gun”-style parody of psychological crime thrillers. The only thing missing here is Leslie Nielsen.
Foxx plays a district attorney prosecuting a murderer who is already [...]
Movie Summary of Paranormal Activity by Michael the Moviegoer.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY = ***1/2
“This Trick Is A Real Treat”
Just in time for Halloween, “Paranormal Activity” is here and probably playing at a theatre near you. Paramount is cautiously opening the film slowly across the country because they have no idea how to market it. It reportedly cost [...]
Movie Summary of Couples Retreat by Michael the Moviegoer.
COUPLES RETREAT = **
“A Lost Resort”
It’s been 13 years since Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau starred in “Swingers”. Since then, Vaughn has become a movie star while Favreau has become an A-list director following the success of last year’s “Iron Man”. It’s a welcome treat to see [...]
Movie summary of The Road by Michael the Moviegoer.
THE ROAD = ***1/2
“Poetry In A Post-Apocalyptic World”
Cormac McCarthy’s award-winning novel “The Road” was considered by many in Hollywood to be unfilmable. As someone who has never read the novel, I’m happy to report that after seeing the film version, directed by John Hillcoat and adapted by [...]
Movie summary of Coco Before Chanel by Michael the Moviegoer.
COCO BEFORE CHANEL = **
“Before Her Life Became Interesting”
There is so much truth in the title “Coco Before Chanel” that it almost feels like a disclaimer. This is, in fact, a movie based on the life of the groundbreaking French fashion designer before she broke ground [...]
Movie summary of Capitalism by Michael the Moviegoer.
CAPITALISM = ***1/2
“More Moore”
When Gordon Gekko proclaimed that “greed is good” in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street”, I remember feeling back then, in 1987, that this might be the beginning of the end. It was the first crack in the dam that would totally come apart two decades later. [...]
Movie summary of Whip It by Michael the Moviegoer.
WHIP IT = ***
“Hot Wheels”
Drew Barrymore sets the screen on fire with her directorial debut “Whip It”, a chick flick that’s loaded with testosterone. It’s set in the gritty world of women’s roller derby.
Ellen Page plays a girl on her way to winning a local school beauty [...]