Review: The Independents
There are no big stars in this musical dramedy. It's a total indie flick. And it's a lot of fun. It tells the tale of three singer/songwriters all struggling to…
Quickie Review: Disney’s Flora & Ulysses
I'm not exactly the target demo, but I thoroughly enjoyed Disney's Flora & Ulysses. It's a family adventure comedy based on the Newbery Award-winning book "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated…
Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is an extremely campy comedy that plays like an overlong skit on Saturday Night Live. It stars SNL alum Kristen Wiig (Wonder…
Review: French Exit
If this film does one good thing, it's that it reminds us what a wonderful screen presence Michelle Pfeiffer is. She stars as Frances, a New York socialite who, following…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Comedy
Drama
Female led films
Indie
Romance
Special Feature
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 9
Week Nine of films that I remember fondly. It's amazing how many great films come to mind when I go down my cinematic memory lane. A lot of this week's…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Drama
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 8
This week's picks include classics and cult faves. There's only one foreign film in the bunch for a change of pace. Two of the films come from the same director,…
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Drama
French
Italian
Romance
Spanish language
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Flicks: Week 7
This week's picks won boatloads of Oscars and had nominations galore. They hail from France, and Italy, and Germany, and Spain, and one has no dialogue. When I put together…
Quickie Review: Stars Fell on Alabama
It could've been worse. I could have paid to see Stars Fell on Alabama in a theater. Instead, I was able to float mindlessly through this romantic dramedy as if…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Crime
Date movie
Drama
French
Italian
Romance
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 6
This week's picks include two French films that couldn't be more dissimilar, one a psychological thriller, and the other a magical story set in Paris. There's an Italian ode to…
Review: Saint Frances
Written by and starring Kelly O'Sullivan Saint Frances is a small dark comedy that centers on the expectations women live with and one young woman's choices. Bridget (O'Sullivan) is in…
Arty Chick
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Danish
Drama
French
German
Italian
Korean
Romance
Special Feature
Thriller
Arty Chick’s Seven Picks: Week 5
This week’s picks include a healthy dose of Roman decadence, an obsessive and tragic snoop, a ghostly romance, a grieving mother on the warpath, violent union busting, food to die…
Review: Wild Mountain Thyme
Adapted from a play that director John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt) wrote about his own Irish family, Wild Mountain Thyme is a sweet and funny tale of a couple destined…
Review: Another Round
Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration, Far From the Madding Crowd) directed Mads Michelsen in The Hunt back 2013. In it Mikkelsen played a kindergarten teacher accused of a horrible crime he didn't…
Quickie Review: Half Brothers
Half Brothers is okay for about half its 96-minute running time. The other half is really lame, bro. The movie begins with a lot of promise: a father and son…
Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Some stories seem to attract actors and directors over and over, year after year. Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical "David Copperfield" is one of those. It's been adapted for the screen at…