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Voyeurism is a favorite pursuit of Americans, and The Girlfriend Experience works in large part because it indulges that pastime. The fascination with the film is that it offers an arm's-length opportunity to peer through a peephole into a lifesty...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Brief Frontal Female Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenny
Robert Frost famously wrote, "Good fences make good neighbors," and that's one of the first phrases that comes to mind while watching Lakeview Terrace, the latest thriller from Neil LaBute. LaBute began his filmmaking career with the scathing In...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-09-19
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
Spoilers Ahoy! This review talks in detail about plot points, including the ending, so if you haven’t seen either the play or the movie and want to experience it without knowing beforehand what happens, I suggest avoiding this review.In late...
U.S. Release Date: 1986-11-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, ...
First things first – Living is not quite as good as Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru (of which it is a remake), but it’s a damn good re-interpretation. Although many of the plot details are identical and the acting is powerful in both instances, the b...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Jamie Wilkes
I may be in the minority, but I don't consider Ocean's Twelve to be the dog that some critics have labeled it. Sure, it's a little self-indulgent, but it's a genial caper drama that allows us to spend some time in the company of the survivors of t...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, ...
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John Carter is going to lose $200 million for Disney. The Hunger Games may have the biggest all-time March opening. The Dark Knight Rises/ may pose a threat to Avatar's position as the all-time domestic box office king, if Titanic hasn't re-taken the...
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