Whip It
Drew Barrymore chose the perfect vehicle for her directorial film-making debut.
Drew Barrymore chose the perfect vehicle for her directorial film-making debut.
by Aaron Helfferich · Published September 19, 2009 · Last modified January 18, 2017
The best animated films often come wrapped in an ingenious design full of spirited characters and powerful messages. This is no exception.
“500 Days of Summer” is a film that’s straightforward, built with honest characters, and dependent on its real-life scenarios.
If “I Love You, Man” was a simple ploy to get Jason Segel and Paul Rudd to share the screen again, the effort paid off immensely.
For as marketable and engaging as these actors were in their respective roles, they were no help to a script that gave attention to the wrong characters.
“Role Models” was able to steer away from type-cast performances and expand on meaningful storytelling.
While “Nick and Nora” greets us with its fair share of potty humor, the true colors of the film are eventually brought out by the captivating relationship of the title characters.
by Aaron Helfferich · Published September 19, 2008 · Last modified January 18, 2017
Dane Cook takes his raunchy stand-up comedy routine and applies it to the quasi romantic comedy of “My Best Friend’s Girl.”
by Aaron Helfferich · Published September 12, 2008 · Last modified January 18, 2017
A high profile cast and crew makes for some high powered entertainment.
The cutesy antics of its lead character quickly grow tiresome almost as instantly as the film becomes predictable.
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