Caitlin Cress
I have to admit, when I started watching the Redbox movie for this week, I was already convinced that I was not going to like it. It was a rainy early morning, and all I wanted to do was go back to sleep. How much attention I ended up paying to “Take Shelter” is really ...
Blair Stalder
One stool, one mic, one red cup and tons interesting life stories: that’s all Kevin Hart needed for his third standup DVD that hit only 86 AMC Theatres when it debuted last September. Hart is only one of a tiny few of comedians to have his standup shown in theaters. “Laugh at My Pain” sold ...
Caitlin Cress
You know how the book is always better than the movie? (Well, not “The Notebook.” But that’s the only exception.) “One Day” is a perfect example of this rule. The 2011 film adaptation of David Nicholls’ 2009 New York Times bestselling novel does not live up to readers’ expectations. “One Day” tells the story of ...
Caitlin Cress
While I was watching Sarah Jessica Parker’s latest film, “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” my roommate walked into the room and asked which “Sex and the City” movie it was. I laughed at her, but she really wasn’t that far off. “I Don’t Know” plays as a sort of alternate-reality “SATC,” where Carrie ...
Caitlin Cress
“The Debt,” starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain, pleasantly surprised me. While I was expecting a typical political espionage story (that, honestly, would probably confuse the heck out of me), I got a completely riveting, multi-faceted, well-acted adventure. “The Debt” tells the story of Mossad secret agents Rachel (Chastain), Stefan (Marton Csokas) and ...
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