Synopsis: In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only […]
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Win Win
Synopsis: Tom McCarthy, acclaimed writer/director of THE VISITOR and THE STATION AGENT, once again explores the depths and nuances of human relationships in his new film about the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters. Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable […]
Faster
Synopsis: An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death. Release Date: November 24, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Film Review Production In a film where the characters do not have names but monikers it goes to show that even they wish to be kept hidden from being recognized as part of the train […]
Trailer: Being A Punk Rock Mom Is Tough For Juliette Lewis In ‘Kelly & Cal’
She may not exactly be a punk rocker any longer, but being a mother post-punk is tough for Juliette Lewis’ Kelly in the trailer debut for Kelly & Cal from IFC Films. Cal, 17, is having a tough time at life as well. Enter the unlikely friendship of these two different people and the way […]
Film Rave: ‘Certified Copy’
Certified Copy is a movie about its ideas more than about its plot or even its characters.
TCM Classic Film Festival: ‘Scarecrow’ (Dir. Jerry Schatzberg 1973)
Scarecrow would have been a very different film had it starred, as originally intended, Bill Cosby and Jack Lemmon. As it is, it allowed up and coming Al Pacino and Gene Hackman to give two of the best performances of their careers, and it remains a mystery why the film has remained so long under […]
Bryan Bertino’s ‘The Monster’ Explores The Horrors Of Monsters, Both Internal And External
Synopsis: A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road. Release Date: November 11, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Film Review Production Writer/director Bryan Bertino has made a name for himself as one of the most exciting visionaries in the modern horror world. First, he terrified […]
Film Review: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Synopsis: Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Release Date: July 20, 2012 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Thriller Film Review Production As the final film in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises picks up eight years after […]
Inglourious Basterds
Synopsis: A group of men called the Basterds are sent to kill and scalp Nazi officials. Release Date: August 21, 2009 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Drama Film Review Production Are you in the mood to see a Nazi simultaneously suffocated with a pillow and stabbed in the face? Are you the type of soldier […]
Cinema Fearité presents Saturday the 14th (Dir. Howard R. Cohen 1981)
In the late nineties, Wes Craven’s Scream franchise had become so popular that it inspired its own comic horror send-up, the aptly title Scary Movie, that has spawned just as many sequels as its muse (so far, three). While no one will ever be able to accuse Scary Movie of being overly original, even the […]