Posts Tagged ‘Paul Giamatti’
Film Review – Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks offers few surprises in its story and execution. Being that it’s a Disney production, and chronicles the making of Mary Poppins (1964), we have a good idea of what we’re in store for. But while some may argue it’s a self-congratulatory exercise…
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Film Review – Turbo
“Completely acceptable.” That’s how I would describe DreamWorks‘s latest animated effort, Turbo. For the last few years, the studio that relied heavily on big name stars and blatant pop culture references has slowly been gaining ground on its much more popular rival, Pixar. With titles…
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Episode 242 – DVD Rundown 4-2-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for April 2nd, 2013. In this episode they discuss Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One, The Bible, Dirk Gently and John Dies at the End.
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Film Review – The Ides of March
Ryan Gosling plays a rising star in Democratic Party politics in the new thriller The Ides of March. Gosling’s character Stephen Meyers has been around the block a few times. But while working on the campaign of Presidential hopeful Governor Mike Norris (engagingly played by…
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SIFF Film Review – Win/Win
Though it shares a similar title to the recent American Paul Giamatti film, Win/Win, from the Netherlands and screening as a part of the Seattle International Film Festival, tells a very different story. Ivan, played by Oscar Van Rompay, works for a large financial services…
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Dialogue Review – Win Win
Brandi Sperry: Thomas McCarthy has developed an interesting career for himself. He’s an actor with the qualities and the resume of a “that guy”—as in, “hey, it’s that guy…you know, that guy from the last season of The Wire.” Likable and talented, but not a…
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Film Review – Win Win
There’s something unusual lurking at the heart of director/writer Tom McCarthy’s latest film, Win Win. But then, that’s the case with all of McCarthy’s films; they’re not exactly what you expect, or what they lead you to believe they are. His first film, The Station…
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