Movie Review – “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen”

Recently I attended an advance screening of Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, starring Emily Blunt & Ewan McGregor.     Here’s the synopsis: A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an ...

Movie Review – “Safe House”

Today I caught a matinée screening of Safe House, starring Denzel Washington & Ryan Reynolds. What’s Safe House about? Here’s the synopsis: For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal ...

Movie Review – “Red Tails”

Yesterday I caught a matinée showing of Red Tails, starring Terrance Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr and Nate Parker. Here’s the synopsis: 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options — including the untried ...

Movie Review – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Saturday afternoon I caught a matinée screening of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starring Robert Downey, Jr & Jude Law. Here’s the synopsis: Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room… until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large – Professor Moriarty – and ...

Movie Review – The Sitter

Friday night I made my friend B go with me to check out a screening of The Sitter, starring Jonah Hill.   Here’s the synopsis from Yahoo: Noah is a suspended college student, living at home with his single mom. When he is talked into babysitting the three, young, misfit ...

Movie Review – “The Ides of March”

Today I saw a screening of The Ides of March, starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei & Philip Seymour Hoffman. This film is a political drama/thriller which is also directed by George Clooney. Here’s the synopsis: During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an ...

Movie Review – “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest”

  This Friday, the critically acclaimed A Tribe Called Quest (ATCQ) documentary opened in Minneapolis, and I caught a screening with my women’s group. Here’s the synopsis: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the ...

Movie Review – “Bad Teacher”

This afternoon I caught a matinee showing of Bad Teacher, starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake & Jason Segal. Here’s the synopsis: Some teachers just don’t give an F. For example, there’s Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She’s foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can’t wait to marry ...

Movie Review: “Hanna”

  Yesterday I got a chance to check out Hanna, starrring Saoirse Rose, Eric Bana, and Cate Blanchett. Hanna is the central character (played by Rose), a teenage girl who has been raised in the Artic woods all her life. She is a skilled hunter, trained fighter, speaks numerous languages, ...

Movie Review – “No Strings Attached”

This afternoon I got a chance to see No Strings Attached, starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. The synopsis:  Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly ...