It’s been a long time since a French romantic comedy has come along with both as much crossover appeal and critical acclaim as ‘Hearbreaker’. Time will tell if it can reach the same commercial audience as something like Amelie (not likely), but for now it looks like a solid new French comedy film with a [...]

Because why not? Synopsis: Wang is a miserable yet cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang’s wife secretly goes out with Li, one of his employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun the landlady bought for ‘killing her husband later’. However, not a single move they make [...]

Honestly, the trailer gave some hope for this. A good summer romcom? Maybe? Apparently not. It hasn’t gotten above 50 on Metacritic or Rotten Tomatoes. For a good pan, read the Hollywood Reporter review. Most of the others are more lukewarm. Romantic comedies nowadays tend to be either aggressively coarse or artificially sweet, and Going [...]

Sam Rockewell coaches a high school varsity women’s basketball team. I have previously made some statements along the lines of “I’ll watch Sam Rockwell in anything”. This pushes it a little bit. Reviews aren’t bad, but pretty lukewarm. 50% on RT. Plot: Set in suburban Indiana, the film stars Rockwell as Bill Greaves, an adult [...]

This is a movie about a man, whose hamster (and best friend) is diagnosed a terminal disease. And so, naturally, the man decides to take the hamster on a roadtrip across the Pacific coast. Opening tomorrow, 9/2 at reRun Gastropub Theatre in Brooklyn for its NY premiere on a 1 week run. Variety liked it, [...]

David H. Hickey’s Lone Star comedy never really develops, stalling this culture-clash clambake at the merely likable stage. (Variety) Hickey’s overarching arguments about war, diplomacy, and American intelligence aren’t just muddled, but altogether nonexistent, leaving his comedically challenged film Iraqi-desert-level barren. (Village Voice) Interesting concept. Nobody seems to like it. Opening at Quad Cinema. Opening [...]

Thompson—who co-wrote Change Of Plans with her son Christopher—keeps the movie light and bubbly, set in a milieu of well-heeled professionals who’ve stopped worrying about whether they can meet their material needs, and have moved on to fussing with redecorating and adultery. But Thompson’s cast is too large for her to make the best use [...]

Filmmakers will be at all of the Thursday screenings of Modern Love is Automatic at reRun in Brooklyn for a Q&A after the film. The film has gotten pretty good reviews coming out of SXSW. Synopsis: Lorraine Schultz works as a nurse in a doctor’s office. Every day she rides the bus to work, listens [...]