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George Clooney Stars in Stunning ‘The Descendants’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 17, 2011 - 9:21am. Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – If one looks solely at the central male characters, it can seem remarkably easy to classify Alexander Payne’s movies under the subgenre heading of “mid-life crisis comedies”: Jim McAllister (“Election”), Warren Schmidt (“About Schmidt”), Miles (“Sideways”), and now the memorable protagonist of his stellar new dramedy “The Descendants,” Matt King.
E-mail this ReviewMuddled ‘Kalamity’ Plays One-Night Only Chicago Engagement
Submitted by BrianTT on January 25, 2011 - 9:51am. Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – There was a day not that long ago when it felt like Nick Stahl was the next rising star. He delivered nuanced performances in films and on HBO’s “Carnivale” that led one to believe there was potential for stardom. “The Thin Red Line,” “In the Bedroom,” “Bully” — he was going somewhere in the early ’00s, but he was derailed into basically nothing but straight-to-video junk like “Mirrors 2” since 2005’s “Sin City.”
Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ Overdone, But Relatable
Submitted by Ebeth on May 1, 2009 - 12:01am.
 Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” is the cinematic blending of two familiar formulas: the “love, lose and then love again” framework of most romantic comedies with the idea of transforming ghosts from the classic “A Christmas Carol”. The result: an overdone yet relatable story of a man coming to terms with his true desires.
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