J. Edgar (2011)
With the right cast, the screenwriter and the right subject, an interest may spark. So it did with J. Edgar. I mean, what couldn’t be interesting in the life of the person who set up the FBI?
Category: film reviews
Safe House (2012)
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds work well against each other in Safe House. Unfortunately, the film’s biggest enemy is the editing.
Bully (2011)
This attempt at informing people on the effects of bullying might have had good intentions, but inevitably becomes a misguided, messy documentary that isn’t worth watching.
Ghost of a Chance, A
Clumsy attorney Emi Hosho gets her last chance to save her career when she has to defend a man accused of killing his wife. His alibi? A 500-year-old samurai ghost sat on him, and now he must show up at the witness stand in the trial.
Majority of One, A
A Majority of One is an adapted screenplay from the play of the same name. The play addresses racial prejudice in a story about a Jewish widow who overcomes her dislike for the Japanese after the war when she meets a Japanese businessman.
Violeta Went to Heaven
Violeta Went to Heaven is a film about Chilean artist Violeta Parra, who is famous for composing Gracias a la Vida (Thanks to Life) made immensely popular by Mercedes Sosa.
Young Adult (2011)
Charlize Theron’s performance as Mavis Gary is raw and outstanding in Young Adult.
Cuento Chino, Un (2011)
When Roberto runs into a Chinese man who gets mugged and beaten out of his taxi, he has his hands full and is taken out of the routine that he loves by not being able to communicate with each other.
Silent House
Silent House is a slightly predictable horror with some interesting technical work and great acting from Elisabeth Olsen.
