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Movie Reviews

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (review)
Keyboards and Guitars?
06.27.10

Geddy Lee sounds like Steve Jobs. And he looks a bit like Lennon with a twist of mystical fu-manchu.

Movie Review: ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ entertains with tricks in time
Romantic Drama
12.03.09

‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ is another movie amongst several that deals with the theme of true …

Cinequest: ‘Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland’
Independent Film
12.01.09

In the mood for something different? How about an eccentric Swiss black comedy? Yes. I know …

Movie Review: Julie & Julia is part french cuisine masterpiece and part overcrowded mushrooms
Changing American Cuisine
11.08.09

Ever since the movie Julie & Julia arrived in cinemas, I’ve been meaning to go see …

In Review: ‘Crazy Like a Fox’ cunningly wins you over
Cinequest Screening Series
08.02.09

‘Crazy Like a Fox’ is a beautifully shot film about Nat Banks (Roger Rees), an 8th …

Soon-to-be parents look for home in ‘Away We Go’, find laughs, hippies, destiny
6 Months Pregnant?!
06.15.09

It’s hard to watch Maya Rudolph (Verona De Tessant) in a movie and not laugh. Her …

Movie review: Bottle Shock (2008) proves wine alone does not make for great spectacle
Wine and Film
05.25.09

As much as I love wine, it alone cannot carry a movie. Where Sideways succeeds, Bottle …

Film review: ‘The Last Lullaby’ delivers — Director Jeffrey Goodman one to watch
San Jose Cinequest and Independent Film
05.21.09

“Movies today are getting louder, and faster. At some point, it will become illogical.” Thankfully this gem of an Indie movie is not one of them.

Movie Review: ‘Angels & Demons’, San Francisco preview with Quintessa wines
Movie and Wine pairing!
05.15.09

Angels & Demons opens on Friday, May 15, but for a few lucky people around the …

Cinequest Film Festival: ‘The Least Among You’ screening and maverick spirit award for Louis Gossett Jr.
StarkSilverCreek
03.04.09

The Cinequest Film Festival, now in its 19th year, is in full swing, and last night Loni and I had the pleasure to attend a special screening of Louis Gossett Jr’s latest film.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ review: Clever and energetic with Bollywood dancing included
StarkSilverCreek
02.22.09

I thought for a moment it could not be true: a Bollywood movie with no musical …

‘The Happening’: Being chased by wind and talking to plants marks another low for M. Night
StarkSilverCreek
01.16.09

By the time the protagonists are running from the wind during the climax of  M. Night’s ‘The …

‘The Dark Knight’ combines epic storytelling, visceral action and Joker redux
StarkSilverCreek
01.07.09

Almost 20 years ago, Jack Nicholson, dressed in outlandish purples, greens with an electronic Prince soundtrack …

In Review: ‘The House Bunny’, predictably fluffy
StarkSilverCreek
01.05.09

The House Bunny (2008)
Rating

Loni says:
“Predictably fluffy, only watch if you are in the mood for some …

In Review: ‘Groundhog Day’ reveals the meaning of life in a single day
StarkSilverCreek
12.21.08

‘Groundhog Day’ is like a simple magic trick with three parts that will leave you titillated.
The …