Here, he plays Mike O'Donnell, a 17-year-old high school senior with a basketball scholarship on the horizon (not exactly a stretch for the actor). When he discovers that his girlfriend, Scarlett, is pregnant, he finds himself having to choose between marrying her and pursuing college athletics. He chooses the girl.
That was back in 1989. Twenty years later, Mike (now Matthew Perry) finds himself regretting some of those choices. He's now in his thirties...see more
Stuck in a socially tense situation, Rudd’s character, Peter Klaven, relies on newly minted catchphrases that don’t quite catch. “I’ll see you there, or I’ll see you on the ... other time,” he says at one point. Later he takes to calling his newfound man-date pal Sydney “totes magotes,” a nickname with no known origin. see more
After a hiatus from the big screen, Lindsay Lohan is back and bigger than ever; no joke, her belly just keeps growing. In her new film Labor Pains, Lohan plays Thea who is down on her luck and can't catch a break. After her parents died while in College Thea's world has been turned upside down and she finds herself looking after her younger sister. see more
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4. Obsessed
Over the weekend I got the chance to catch Obsessed starring Beyonce and Idris Elba. I heard a lot of bad things about the movie, but I made the effort to see it myself and make my own judgement. The film was actually pretty good overall. There were some things that bugged me, but you can see what those were after the jump...see more
5. Gigantic
Brian (Paul Dano) is the youngest of three sons, his parents (Ed Asner, Jane Alexander) so elderly that most people mistake them for his grandparents. He sells mattresses in an old Gotham warehouse, where portly, bossy Al Lolly (John Goodman) rolls in, ready to pick out the most expensive bed on the floor. see more
6. Delgo
Name the cinematic genre that's easiest to mess up, and sci-fi/fantasy is pretty high up on the list. Flights of imagination, when done correctly, resonate with a kind of clarity and cleverness that instantly connect with your own sense of wonder. On the other hand, when handled poorly...see more
7. The Last House on the Left
It is unapologetically violent, to the point where those who are upset by screen brutality will have a tough time sitting through it. It features one of the most upsetting rape scenes committed to film (behind only Irreversible and The War Zone). The MPAA's decision to award an R to The Last House on the Left is yet another example of how flawed the U.S. classification system is. If anything is deserving of an NC-17 for adults-only content, this is it. see more
8. Fragments
Set in an anonymous small-town pocket of Los Angeles County far from the pulse of the big city, “Fragments” examines the aftermath of a massacre. They include a teenager, played by Dakota Fanning, who abruptly finds God, and her friend, played by Josh Hutcherson, who nearly loses his way. Guy Pearce plays a doctor who...see more
9. Race to Witch Mountain
So it can be done. "Race to Witch Mountain" is a film from Walt Disney Pictures that doesn't play like a family film manufactured by the Disney machine. It plays, in fact, like a sci-fi action adventure that genre fans of all ages will recognize as such. It doesn't mind PG-rated violence, scary moments or even death threats issued by bad guys -- and good. see more
10. The Soloist
The story is compelling, the actors are in place, but I was never sure what the filmmakers wanted me to feel about it. Based on a true story, it stars Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man who was once a musical prodigy, and Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez, the Los Angeles Times columnist who writes a column about him, bonds with him, makes him famous..see more
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