Red Hook Summer

It’s summer vacation for thirteen-year-old Silas Royale (played by Jules Brown), or Flik as he likes to be called, and instead of spending it at his house with his friends in Atlanta, he gets dumped by his mother at his grandfather’s two bedroom apartment in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. We’re never […]

For A Good Time, Call (A Small Review)

What’s it about? Lauren (played by Lauren Miller) is a brunette. She’s prim, she’s proper, she’s smart. She’s being kicked out of her apartment. Katie (played by Ari Graynor) is a blonde. She’s a bit of a wild child and she’s catty. She has a two bedroom apartment that she can no longer afford on her […]

Premium Rush (A Small Review)

What’s it about? Wilee (yes, like the coyote) is a New York bike messenger. He rides a fixed gear bike, and he doesn’t have any brakes because without brakes he has to be alert at all times. When he approaches an intersection at breakneck speed, as he’s wont to do, he can’t simply stop; he […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS

What’s it about? “A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.” —IMDB Who made it? Directed and written by Martin McDonagh.   Who’s in it?  Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, and Abbie Cornish. When’s it coming out? October 12, 2012. Why […]

The Campaign (A Small Review)

What’s it about? Cam Brady (played by Will Ferrell) had it all. He was the Congressman for North Carolina, he had an easy life full of power, prestige, and money, and he had a good family that supported him. He may have been a questionable leader at best, but every term he got reelected because no […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: KEEP THE LIGHTS ON

What’s it about? “Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (Thure Lindhardt) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: ON THE ROAD

What’s it about? “Just after his father’s death, Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty, a devastatingly charming ex-con, married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou. Sal and Dean bond instantly. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road […]