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Secretariat

filmflashesblog — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:52:47 +0000

A feel good film that energizes audiences with the stamina and vigor of the most famous race horse in history and his exemplary owner, Penny Chenery (played by classic favorite, Diane Lane).

Hereafter

filmflashesblog — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:34:08 +0000

More plot, less character development would have salvaged Clint Eastwood’s revelations about a reticent psychic (terrific performance by Matt Damon) who is trying to live a normal life.

The Social Network

filmflashesblog — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:18:05 +0000

A well crafted dramatization of the origins of Facebook that may not flatter the developers (Jesse Eisenberg playing Mark Zuckerberg and Armie Hammer playing the Winklevoss twins), but provides chow for chatter about the state of social networking.

Date Night

filmflashesblog — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:12:17 +0000

Bored married couple (Steve Carell & Tina Fey) do their weekly date night with wild and crazy results after they are mistaken for a husband and wife team that has stolen “mob” money. This contrived concoction does have its sweet spot as “issues” arise and are resolved between the believable husband and wife.

Please Give

filmflashesblog — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:10:46 +0000

Manhattanites, Kate (Catherine Keener) and her husband Alex (Oliver Platt) divide their time between buying up estate sales, interacting with their elderly neighbor (Ann Morgan Guilbert) and her two dramatically different granddaughters/heirs, Mary and Rebecca (Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall) and trying to be proper parents to their 15-year-old, needy but independent daughter. Commendable performances and atypical scenarios offer viewers a treat despite the downbeat theme.

Robin Hood

filmflashesblog — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:08:21 +0000

Even top performances by the likes of Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett can’t redeem complex transitions and confusing historical references from this ill-fated intro to the Sherwood Forest expatriate.

Death at a Funeral

filmflashesblog — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:05:48 +0000

This copy of the 2007 film is just that and is equally entertaining with heavy handed humor delivered by Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence, playing brothers who resolve their own differences in the course of dealing with upsetting information about dad, at his funeral.

City Island

filmflashesblog — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:15:06 +0000

The Rizzo family secrets are bountifully entertaining due in large part to the great casting (Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Ezra Miller, Dominik García-Lorido, Emily Mortimer) and the scenic locale (City Island).

Green Zone

filmflashesblog — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:13:08 +0000

Matt Damon adds credibility to this Iraq war film as an Army officer who must figure out a way to combat the constant stream of bad intelligence.

The Bounty Hunter

filmflashesblog — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:11:35 +0000

While a bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) is chasing his ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston) on a warrant, she is in hot pursuit of a journalistic scoop implicating bad cops in this lame comedy.