starring: Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Jonathan Pryce, D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick directed by: John M. Chu MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of combat violence and martial arts action throughout,… Continue Reading
starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, James Franco, Rachel Korine, Selena Gomez, Gucci Mane written and directed by: Harmony Korine MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence throughout On its surface, Spring Breakers may seem… Continue Reading
starring: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Jacki Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, Alden Ehrenreich, Phyllis Somerville written by: Wentworth Miller directed by: Park Chan-wook MPAA: Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content Seductive and chilling, Stoker is a deliciously diabolical psychosexual… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Watch the G.B.F. trailer here! What if I were to tell you that Darren Stein, director of the legendary Heathers successor Jawbreaker, has a new film that’s being described as a gay(er) Mean Girls, with a one-of-a-kind cast featuring… Continue Reading
starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz screenplay: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire directed by: Sam Raimi MPAA: Rated PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language Oz the Great and Powerful is a… Continue Reading
starring: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane screenplay: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney directed by: Bryan Singer MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense scenes of fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief language As I watched… Continue Reading
starring: Skylar Astin, Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright written and directed by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore MPAA: Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, some graphic nudity, drugs and drinking 21 and Over is not a good… Continue Reading
On Saturday night, I had the distinct and immortal thrill of finally seeingMarianne Faithfull in concert. Although she was also playing a free show in Golden Gate Park on Sunday as part of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, I wanted to see her in… Continue Reading
The Beyoncé show on Friday was, to say the least, memorable. But Beyoncé herself wasn’t even the biggest star of the show. That honor went to its breakout star: a histrionic young queen named Nigel. Not since Dreamgirls has Beyoncé been so shamelessly upstaged by… Continue Reading
