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Articles tagged "dermot mulroney" Film ReviewFlash of Geniusby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Oct.08] :. Robert Kearns' saga is more complicated than its trite "stalwart individual against the system" scaffolding suggests. Still, the movie sticks mostly to the scaffolding.  Film DVD ReviewGriffin & Phoenixby Amos Posner[4.Dec.07] :. It’s hard to tell whether first-time director Ed Stone set out to make the saddest romantic-comedy of all time or to see how much comic relief could be crammed into a maudlin drama.  Film DVD ReviewGracieby Jake Meaney[11.Oct.07] :. Gracie, a modest, likable little soccer movie that came and went quickly and quietly in theaters this past spring, plays to just about every sports movie cliché in the book. PopMatters Pick Film DVD ReviewZodiacby Emma Simmonds[15.Aug.07] :. Bonds are fleetingly forged then broken, comradeship and honour are largely absent and, like the Zodiac himself, everyone emerges as a rather lost and damaged soul.  Film ReviewGracie (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jun.07] :. Though the movie accommodates sports-movie conventions, Gracie is difficult to dismiss.  Film ReviewGeorgia Rule (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.May.07] :. Careless and predictable, Georgia Rule offers up the abuse victim's "sexy" acting out as alternately beguiling and blameworthy. The Thing Called Love: Director’s Cut (1993)by Mary Colgan[9.Mar.06] :. Country music provides a roadmap, guiding the characters away from disillusionment and toward a simpler, more straightforward way of life. The Family Stone (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Dec.05] :. The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée. Must Love Dogs (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Jul.05] :. This family thing is looking rather grim now, as if it's about to swallow the rest of the movie whole. Undertow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Apr.05] :. Retribution leads to violence, such that the next generation of brothers, Tim and Chris, are tossed into yet another vacuum of fear, guilt, and suspicion. The Wedding Date (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[4.Feb.05] :. More unnerving, he treats her to a front-and-center look at his penis, fresh out of the shower. Undertow (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Oct.04] :. Uncle Deel (Josh Lucas) hauls up in his muscle car, his face grizzled and his pink cowboy shirt weirdly stylish. Living in Oblivion (1995)by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece[14.Apr.03] :. Living in Oblivion's fine cast works together like a dream. About Schmidt (2002)by Shan Fowler[13.Dec.02] :. The expression on Schmidt's face every time he encounters another crisis does not convey anger, but befuddlement. Lovely & Amazing (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Jul.02] :. Even as the girls in Holofcener's world have their own problems, they provide acutely recognizable reflections. Where the Money Is (2000)by Cynthia FuchsWhere the Money Is opens with two high school graduates — played improbably by Linda Fiorentino and Dermot Mulroney — cruising down a nighttime road in their snazzy blue Mustang... Trixie (2000)by Lesley SmithThe protagonist of every classic thriller is, in some way or another, a Holy Fool. From the Scarlet Pimpernel’s foppish banter to Pete Decker’s Orthodox faith, from Miss Marple’s... The Family Stone (2005)by Marisa CarrollIn trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle. |
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