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Biutiful

Biutiful
Thursday February 10th, 2011
Best Foreign Language Picture nominee "Biutiful" is a triumph for Best Actor nominee Javier Bardem playing a small time Barcelona criminal who acts as a kind of shadowy middleman between illegal human traffickers and corrupt authorities. When he learns that he has a terminal illness his life becomes a struggle…More

Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
4
Thursday January 13th, 2011
The last film I saw was "Blue Valentine" with Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. This film was originally NC-17 but they appealed to the MPAA and got an R rating instead. The R rating was right because this film isn't at all about voyeuristic, gratuitous sex. Gosling and Williams turn…More

True Grit

True Grit's Jeff Bridges
5
Wednesday January 5th, 2011
The Coen brothers made their first Western with "Grit" and it's a total triumph. The sentimentality of the original film is gone and this is the version of this story that I'd always wanted to see. I loved it. Bridges is outstanding as Rooster. Not to take anything away from Wayne…More

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole
5
Monday January 3rd, 2011
Rabbit Hole is a very compelling and beautifully written study of how a married couple struggle to cope with the tragic loss of a child.  Nicole Kidman is the mother who can't find comfort or relief in the usual emotional salves people turn to. Aaron Eckhart is the husband who…More

The Kings Speech

Colin Firth in The Kings Speech
5
Monday January 3rd, 2011
The King's Speech is excellent historical drama. Colin Firth should get a second consecutive Oscar nomination for his work as the tongue-tied Duke of York who reluctantly seeks out the services of an Australian speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) because his love struck older brother, Edward, (Guy Pearce of LA Confidential)…More

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