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Win Win @ The Neon April 21, 2011 Grade: B+ I’ll always think it’s a better idea when making a sports movie to try to convert an athlete into an actor rather than the other way around; especially when the athlete portrayed on screen is supposed to be elite. So, I was pleased that director… (continue…)
Cedar Rapids @ The Neon March 11, 2011 Grade: B+ Ed Helms (The Hangover, The Office) somehow summons a more naive and innocent Andy Bernard in his portrayal of Tim Lippe in Cedar Rapids. Lippe is a trustworthy, small town insurance salesman whose lifetime of honesty and insurance adjusting has culminated in a dream assignment,… (continue…)
Barney’s Version @ The Neon March 3, 2011 Grade: A- Of course Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Cinderella Man) plays Barney Panofsky, the hero of Barney’s Version. If you ever find yourself in need of an actor to dominate a role that calls for an insecure, self destructive, witty, snarky, alcoholic, Giamatti should be at the top… (continue…)
True Grit - Christmas, 2010 Rave Motion Pictures (Huber Heights) Grade: B I love Coen brothers movies. Everything they do is entertaining. So, when I see one of their movies and don’t instantly recognize it as terrific, I tend to be disappointed. That’s not to say that their True Grit remake wasn’t good. It was. It’s… (continue…)
Although I’m a knowledgeable sports fan, I entered the Dayton Mall theatre knowing little to nothing about the life of working class boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his half brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale). I assumed, though, that as a boxing movie, “The Fighter” was most likely about a lovable, down and out boxer… (continue…)
Colin Firth didn’t receive the Academy Award for his superb portrayal of a suicidal gay professor in Tom Ford’s visually sublime character study “A Single Man,” but he stands a great chance to finally capture the gold for his equally substantive work as Britain’s stammering King George VI in the striking, crowd-pleasing dramatic comedy “The… (continue…)
Natalie Portman delivers the performance of her career thus far in “Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky’s remarkably alluring and disturbing psychological thriller set within the beautiful, competitive and treacherous world of dance. Portman, a captivating, graceful sight in the opening minutes alone, expertly portrays Nina Sayers, a dedicated, motivated and introverted New York ballerina cast in… (continue…)
Like many of the best movies of the year, 127 Hours is only showing in Dayton at The Neon.
