Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes Rating: R Directors: Scott Waugh, Mouse McCoy Quick Impressions: It’s a good thing I never spent my childhood dreaming of becoming a Navy SEAL because I have about as much chance of becoming an elephant seal. I’m far too anxious for stress-fraught careers like …
Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes Rating: R Director: Lynne Ramsay Quick Impressions: As we left the theater, my husband said, “I think they needed to do more than talk about Kevin.” My own impression of the film found fault with a different aspect of the title. Memo to Tilda …
Running Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Rating: G Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Quick Impressions: My three-year-old was incredibly excited about this movie. On Friday afternoon, when I showed her the preview on my laptop, she demanded five back-to-back encore viewings, and then we had a long, animated discussion about whether Arrietty …
Running Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: James Watkins Quick Impressions: This would be a great movie for a slumber party! Early on, there are plenty of long, silent stretches perfect for silly jokes and fits of giggling. (And the jokes would come naturally for any Harry Potter …
Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Rating: PG Director: Brad Peyton Quick Impressions: As the end credits rolled, I heard my nine-year-old stepson breathe, “Awesome.” Then he leaned over to me and declared enthusiastically, “You’re going to have one heck of a review to write! That was the best movie …
Running Time: 1 hour, 24 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Josh Trank Quick Impressions: Last Friday night, we promised to take the kids to a movie. My three-year-old picked Beauty and the Beast 3D, so she could see the new Tangled cartoon. Meanwhile, my husband lamented, “It’s too bad she’s not …
Running Time: 1 hour, 53 minutes Rating: R Director: Rodrigo García Quick Impressions: After seeing Albert Nobbs, I am more convinced than ever that as I speculated in my Iron Lady review, Meryl Streep and Glenn Close have some kind of bet going about which of them can win an Oscar …
Running Time: 2 hours and 7 minutes Rating: R Director: Tomas Alfredson Quick Impressions: I’d heard that this film is difficult to follow. My husband and I laughed about that before the movie started because we hear that so often, and in almost every case, the “impossibly confusing” film in …
Running Time: 2 hours, 9 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Stephen Daldry Quick Impressions: Given the way they set up the announcement, I’d say that the Academy (or at least the Academy Awards organizers) wanted this movie to be a surprise nominee for Best Picture, and a lot of people were …
Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Phyllida Lloyd Quick Impressions: Because I’m an obsessive fanatic (for no apparent reason) when it comes to the Oscars, I’ve been dying to see this movie. At the Critics’ Choice Awards, Viola Davis beat Meryl Streep. At the Golden Globes, Meryl …
