Category: Film Reviews
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Review: The Sessions (2012)
The Sessions Rating Director Ben Lewin Screenplay Ben Lewin (Article: Mark O’Brien) Length 95 min. Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Adam Arkin, Rhea Perlman, W. Earl Brown, Robin Weigert, Blake Lindsley, Ming Lo, Rusty Schwimmer, Jennifer Kumiyama, Tobias Forrest, Jarrod Bailey MPAA Rating R for strong sexuality including…
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Review: Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall Rating Director Sam Mendes Screenplay Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan Length 143 min. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace, Helen McCrory MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking
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Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom Rating Director Wes Anderson Screenplay Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Length 94 min. Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content and smoking.
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Review: Anna Karenina (2012)
Anna Karenina Rating Director Joe Wright Screenplay Tom Stoppard (Novel: Leo Tolstoy) Length 129 min. Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Olivia Williams, Domhnall Gleeson, Emily Watson, Michelle Dockery MPAA Rating R for some sexuality and violence.
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The Morning After: Mar. 11, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Life of Pi (2012)
Life of Pi Rating Director Ang Lee Screenplay David Magee (Novel: Yann Martel) Length 127 min. Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur, Ayan Khan, Mohd Abbas Khaleedi, Vibish Sivakumar MPAA Rating PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril
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Review: ParaNorman (2012)
ParaNorman Rating Director Chris Butler, Sam Fell Screenplay Chris Butler Length 92 min. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, John Goodman MPAA Rating PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language
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The Morning After: Mar. 4, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Rating Director Benh Zeitlin Screenplay Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar (Play: Lucy Alibar) Length 93 minutes Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief sensuality
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Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rating Director Stephen Chbosky Screenplay Stephen Chbosky (Based on His Own Novel) Length 102 min. Starring Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Johnny Simmons, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman, Joan Cusack MPAA Rating PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use,…
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The Morning After: Feb. 25, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Morning After: Feb. 18, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Morning After: Feb. 11, 2013
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Rating Director Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Screenplay Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach Length 93 min. Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short, Chris Miller MPAA Rating…
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Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Rise of the Guardians Rating Director Peter Ramsey Screenplay David Lindsay-Abaire (Book: William Joyce) Length 97 min. Starring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Khamani Griffin, Kamil McFadden, MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action
