“THE HELP” My rating: B+ (Now playing wide) 137 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 You can’t throw a rock at “The Help” without hitting an Oscar-worthy performance, making this adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-seller one of the best-acted films since, well, “The King’s Speech.” All that thespian power comes in handy in diverting our attention [...]
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“THE HELP”: Sweet potato pie with a side of Jim Crow
Posted in Popcorn movies, tagged Bryce Dallas Howard, civil rights, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Jim Crow, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor, Viola Davis on August 11, 2011 | 8 Comments »
“CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE” : Romance, bromance, breakup
Posted in Popcorn movies, tagged Analeigh Tipton, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE” My rating: B- (Opens wide on July 29) 118 minutes | MPAA rating: PG-13 “Crazy, Stupid, Love” isn’t just about cheating. It IS a cheat. But if you can buy its improbable premise, its jarring and sudden shifts in tone and its desperate desire to be all things to all people, you [...]