Skyfall
2012. 143 Minutes. Rated R. “What do you say about a man like that?” Skyfall is the newest installment in the James Bond legacy. Daniel Craig, the popular if somewhat controversial choice, goes for the trifecta, putting the golden touch on another blockbuster, this one well deserved. Add in Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, and an emotional performance by Dame Judi Dench, and this one gets my vote for one of the best Bond...
Showtime
95 minutes. 2002. Rated PG-13 “What are you gonna do, wrap me up in caution tape, Top Cop?” Mama says: Watch it, you’ll laugh! The background for this is fun. I’m working in Egypt for a while and the library has a monthly film program at which they show a film once a week based on the monthly theme. Last week, I watched Showtime, a movie directed by Tom Dey, and starring Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy. It was the kind of...
The Big Year
2011.100 Minutes. Rated PG. I just wanna do something big, you know?” Except for the seagull or everyday garden variety that leaves its mark on my car, I never gave birds too much thought. Many of my friends enjoy birding, and bring binoculars with them while hiking or kayaking. Occasionally, I will take a look and relate a bird’s beauty to another friend or family member. Birds, like many things in nature, can be...
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
2011.158 min. Rated R “She’s different in every way.” I’m not high on crime thrillers, but this movie was exceptional in its execution. I had no expectations, since I did not read the novel on which the movie was based. I also did not see the original Swedish movie which, in some ways, made me a perfect candidate for seeing the Hollywood version of the film, without bias or preconceived notions for how the film ought to unfold....
The Descendants
2011.115 minutes. Rated R. “What is it that makes the women in my life destroy themselves?” The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne, features the bittersweet drama of Matt King (George Clooney), a Hawaii attorney and land owner, who struggles to reconcile the imminent loss of his wife after a boating accident with his new role as a single father of two girls. Matt King learns that his wife Elizabeth, (Patricia Hastle)...
