Drama Rated R
“Full of nuance and understanding…”
Another pointless Hollywood remake of a foreign film that was just fine to begin with, this updates the 2000 Argentinian con-man drama Nine Queens with half the panache and none of the surprise of the original. John C. Reilly steps out of character-actor status as the lead, a middle-aged grifter who teams up with a
Romantic Comedy Rated NR
The dork as romantic-comedy hero is considered to be a contemporary concept – honed by the likes of Tobey Maguire, Steve Carell and Adam Brody – but Jack Lemmon specialized in just such characters decades ago, particularly in The Apartment. A comedy about both romantic and corporate corruption, The Apartment stars Lemmon as C.C. Baxter,
“Another great imitation of a great movie from Paul Thomas Anderson…
Comedy Rated R
“Reilly has an absolute sincerity – especially in the many musical numbers – that’s essential for something this goofy.
Action/Adventure Rated PG
Writer-director Andrew Adamson must have been emboldened by the unequivocal success of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, for this is a far more specific exploration of C.S. Lewis’ Christian themes. Prince Caspian, in which Narnia is in the hands of cruel humans and the heroic lion Aslan is nowhere
Step Brothers isn’t as inspired as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s previous collaboration with director Adam McKay, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, yet it has its own deranged sense of glee. As grown men whose lives of sponging come to an end when their respective single parents meet and marry, Ferrell and
Drama Rated PG-13
“More effective as a piece of house porn than cinematic drama…
A delightfully oddball effort from the lo-fi writing-directing team of Mark and Jay Duplass (Baghead), this muted farce benefits from the pitch-perfect performances of its cast. John C. Reilly stars as a depressed divorce who finds a goofy match in a single mom played by Marisa Tomei. They’re a sweet fit – too much so
“If any acknowledgment of the difficult periods of America’s past are going to be banned from libraries and schools, then let art do what it can to fill in the gaps.”