Author Archives: Grace Suh

Movie Review: ‘Seven Psychopaths’

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Grace Suh

If it weren’t for the fact that writer/director Martin McDonagh is every bit as handsome as his favorite leading man, you’d think he was going down the Woody Allen vanity route, casting Colin Farrell as his obvious surrogate—a screenwriter named … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Christopher Walken, Collin Ferrell, Comedy, Martin McDonagh, Movies, Reviews, Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths, Tom Waits, woody harrelson | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘The Oranges’

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Grace Suh

I should be a millionaire right now. Thirty-five minutes into this purported suburban romantic comedy, I muttered to my companion, “I’ll bet you a million dollars this movie was written by a couple of middle-aged guys.” Fifty-five long minutes later … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, News, Reviews | Tagged Adam Brody, Alia Shawkat, Allison Janney, Hough Laurie, Katherine Keener, Leighton Meester, Movies, Oliver Platt, Reviews, The Oranges | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Grace Suh

Once a little-known subculture of the collegiate world, with rites and names as arcane as any secret society (Whiffenpoofs, anyone?), a capella is enjoying a bright moment in the spotlight, thanks in large part to the popularity of Glee and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Alexis Knapp, Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Glee, Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin, Movies, Musicals, Pitch Perfect, Rebel Wilson, Reviews, Skyler Astin | 3 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Looper’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Grace Suh

If you’re a fan of sci-fi stories set in a dystopian, Dickensian future of rampant immorality and violence, or have simply been wondering why M. Night Shamalayan doesn’t meld Twelve Monkeys with Rambo and bring back Bruce Willis to help him … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Reviews | Tagged Bruce Willis, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Looper, Movies, Reviews, rian johnson | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘The Master’

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Grace Suh

Take a good look at this photo. Ask yourself: Do I want to look at this face, up close, wearing mostly this expression, on the giant screen, for two plus hours? Because that is what watching The Master entails. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Reviews | Tagged Joaquin Phoenix, Laura Dern, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Reviews, The Master | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Finding Nemo’ 3D

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Grace Suh

I’d seen Finding Nemo only once before, when it was originally released, in the spring of 2003. Children were just a gleam in my eye, as they say, and at the time I enjoyed the film simply as a highly entertaining romp, … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Animation, Disney, News, Pixar, Reviews | Tagged 3D, Albert Brooks, Disney, Dory, Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo, Marlin, Nemo, Pixar, re-release, review | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Grace Suh

War has been said to be 99% tedium interspersed with 1% pure terror. And so it is with pregnancy, childbirth and baby rearing, only thankfully (else who would do it?), in these pursuits there are also intervals of intense joy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Ben Falcone, Brooklyn Decker, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Banks, Movies, Reviews, Rodrigo Santoro, What to Expect When You're Expecting | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Grace Suh

Director Lasse Hallstrom (best known for My Life as a Dog and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape) is a man unafraid of heartwarming, and his latest, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, is shameless. The big fish tale of a romantic, mystical Yemeni sheikh (the gorgeous … Continue reading →