[8] Writer/director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) takes on the life and work of sexual research pioneer Alfred Kinsey, whose teachings and publications caused a national uproar in the late ’40s and 50s. If you think America is sexually prudish and repressed now, try to imagine what it was like back in Kinsey’s day, with most people constantly wondering, “Am I normal?” Before the work …
[5] Talk about a hard pitch. Try to follow me here. So, there’s this kid. And whenever something dramatic is about to happen to him, his memory blacks out. He basically jumps a minute or two into the future, all confused and shit, and never knows what transpired. Then, when he’s in college (and played by Ashton Kutcher, fresh off That 70s Show), he is …
[3] While trying to lose their virginity, two college guys discover some of the girls on campus are actually terrifying creatures from outer space. You’re either going to like that summary or you’re not. Decoys is a low-budget flick with respectable ambitions, but its thin story needs to rest on stronger characters and more charismatic actors. The lead boy (Corey Sevier) is easy on the …
[6] Julianne Moore stars as a woman convinced that she once had a son who died in a tragic plane crash, but everyone around her — including her own husband — insists the boy never existed. The movie is full of revelations, the first of which is that Moore’s character isn’t nuts. A greater conspiracy is at play in the movie, and the less you …
[6] Nicole Kidman stars as a recently widowed woman who meets a young boy claiming to be her husband reincarnated. Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) directs from a script he co-wrote, keeping the true nature of the piece shrouded in mystery until just the right time. Is the boy really Kidman’s husband, or is it all a strange hoax? Kidman is terrific in a role that …
[6] An HIV-positive man kidnaps a former fling and forcibly tests him for the virus, ready to exact revenge if the test results are positive. Scott Speedman (Felicity, Underworld) plays the aggressor and James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted) plays the victim. The film is directed by Tony Piccirillo, who also wrote the stage play on which it is based. The main problem with the film is …
[7] Closer features some of the most incredible dialogue I’ve heard in a long time, and the cast are all rock-solid in what boils down to a messy four-way of sexual and romantic entanglement. It’s a slick, polished, elegant film from Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Working Girl, Primary Colors). What keeps me from reveling in such a well made film is the subject matter. Closer …
[9] Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in this biopic of Howard Hughes, the billionaire aviator, filmmaker, and playboy whose considerable ambition was tragically counterbalanced by his mental illness. The Aviator opens with Hughes’ mammoth, three-year-long production of the aerial battle movie Hell’s Angels and his budding romance with Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett). He makes considerable advances in the field of aviation and challenges the movie …
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