by Nat Almirall, Feb 1 2014 // 10:00 AM

Zac Effron is Jason, a 20-or-so book-cover designer living in New York with his best friend and co-worker Daniel (The Spectacular Now‘s Miles Teller) and other best friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan). Mikey discovers his wife canoodling with the lawyer who will eventually handle their divorce, and so he and Dan and Jason make a pact to remain single. However, Jason meets Ellie (Imogen Poots), they hit it off, but he’s reluctant to tell his friends because of, you know, the pact.
And Dan meets someone. And Mikey hooks up with someone. And they keep those trysts secret, too, because, again, pact. And to go any further meet be a spoiler, but so then would be any wild stab-in-Central-Park conjecture as to what happens.
That Awkward Moment isn’t a difficult movie to review, because it’s not very good. The dialogue plays like any mid-90s attempt to imitate Pulp Fiction — which is basically sitting around a table dwelling on the minute, trying to sound clever.
Jason, for example, believes it an incredibly profound insight that, when coming from a girl, nothing good ever follows the word, “So…” as in “So, where is this going?” a phrase I’m certain was the film’s title in at least one stage of development (but then they couldn’t say “Based on the popular meme!”), and yet, who reading this has not had an awkward break in the conversation when “So…” has led to intercourse?
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Posted in: Comedy · Focus Features · Movies · Reviews
Tagged: Addison Timlin, Alysia Reiner, Dan Bittner, Emily Meade, Evelina Turen, Focus Features, imogen poots, Jessica Lucas, John Rothman, Josh Pais, Kate Simses, Mackenzie Davis, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, That Awkward Moment, Tina Benko, Victor Slezak, Zac Effron
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by Sebastian Suchecki, Aug 18 2011 // 7:00 AM
Just when you thought every possible Hollywood on-screen couple has been put together, another that totally takes us for a loop comes along. Hitting theaters in October, you can see Trespass starring both Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage. What?
That’s right, Ghost Rider and Satine from Moulin Rouge are joining forces to bring you Trespass, a Joel Shumacher film. We couldn’t make this stuff up if we tried. Here’s the film’s synopsis.
In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family’s estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle (Nicolas Cage), a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion’s renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman).
But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter (Liana Liberato), Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker (Cam Gigandet) at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of cold-blooded criminals led by Elias (Ben Mendelsohn), who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. When they storm the manor, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives – and their family – intact.
Think of it as Dog Days of Summer meets The Strangers with the simple twist of being a Schumacher film. Check out the trailer after the jump and catch the film in theaters and VOD on October 14th.
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Posted in: Action · Drama · Movies · News · Trailers · Video
Tagged: Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Dash Mihok, Emily Meade, Jordana Spiro, Liana Liberato, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman
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by Chris Ullrich, Oct 7 2010 // 11:00 AM
Horror master Wes Craven is back with another scary film called My Soul To Take. Although some of here are not big fans of 3D, we will still give due respect to the man responsible for the original Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and so many other great horror films.
Craven knows his way around the horror genre and with this new film he’s telling a new story in a new way. To illustrate that, we’ve got a clip from the film to share with you today that’s almost two minutes long.
To set it up, this film concerns a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again.
Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer — and you might also from this clip.
Click through to check out the scene after the jump. My Soul to Take, which features Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey and Emily Meade, hits theaters tomorrow.
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Posted in: Movies · News · Rogue Pictures · Video
Tagged: 3D, Denzel Whitaker, Emily Meade, Horror, Max Thieriot, Movies, My Soul to Take, Rogue Pictures, Scream, Video, Wes Craven, Zena Grey
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