You Don't Know Jack

Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) is back with his best film since The Godfather: Part III . This film isn't Godfather material by any means, but Coppola fans should be satisfied with Tetro . It's in black and white for the majority of the film, and it's in Spanish half the time. That will shew away most people. This film stars Vincent Gallo (Buffalo '66, The Brown Bunny), as Tetro. For the most part, we follow 18-year-old Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich), Tetro's brother. They haven't spoken to each other in almost a decade. Tetro now lives in Argentina with his wife Miranda, played by Maribel Verdu (Y tu mama tambien). Bennie, who was in the military, is now AWOL. He's passing through Argentina on a cruise ship, where he now works. He decides to visit his brother Angelo, who calls himself Tetro. There are many dark secrets that the three are withholding from each other. There is friction early on between Tetro and Bennie. Bennie wants answers ...

Everyone has secrets in this silly, family drama set in City Island, NY. Unknown Writer/Director Raymond De Felitta finally has a feature film to be proud of. He was nominated for an Oscar way back in 1991 for a short film, and basically disappeared after that. This film stars the delightful Andy Garcia (Ocean's Eleven, Smokin' Aces) as Vince Rizzo, the father of two. His wife Joyce is played by television actress Julianna Margulies (ER, The Good Wife). Their kids, Vivian (Dominik Garcia-Lorido) and Vince Jr. (Ezra Miller) are rebellious beyond belief. Dominik is Andy's daughter in real life, as well. Their family seems to have hit a bit of a snag. Vince is a correctional officer at a local prison. A new inmate (Steven Strait) arrives, and he turns out to be Vince's son from a former girlfriend. He gets released and has nowhere to go, so Vince takes Tony (Strait) home to stay with the Rizzo's. Even Tony doesn't realize the truth yet. Joyce is extremely upset wit...

The American arrives tomorrow at midnight. It hasn't got a whole lot of press, but most of Clooney's films don't. It's directed by the unknown Anton Corbin. Most of Corbin's work has been in the music industry with Metallica, U2, Bryan Adams, and Depeche Mode. The screenplay was written by Rowan Joffe (28 Weeks Later), which is a plus. In celebration of this joyous occasion, I'm counting down George Clooney's ten best performances. Enjoy. #10. The Good German (Steven Soderbergh, 2006) - A gripping black-and-white WWII film where he stars opposite Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Babel). Clooney + Soderbergh = must see. #9. Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh, 1998) - Another great Clooney/Soderbergh film. This was a big coming out party for Clooney. Jennifer Lopez (The Cell) is at her very best here. #8. Solaris (Steven Soderbergh, 2002) - Well, well, well, another Soderbergh film. This is a fantastic Sci-Fi thriller that plays with your mind. #7. The Men Who St...

You should not, and can not take this film seriously. It's in the horror genre, but this film is a comedy. Diablo Cody (Juno) wrote the screenplay, believe it or not. I had a good laugh when I saw that. She's obviously been fighting off some demons over the years. 'AEon Flux' director Karyn Kusama was at the helm for this odd horror flick. It has a decent little cast starring Megan Fox (Transformers, Jonah Hex), as Jennifer of course. Amanda Seyfried (Chloe, Mean Girls) as her best friend Needy, and Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) as Needy's boyfriend. This is Fox's best film by a long-shot and Seyfried is charming as usual. The film takes place in a fictional town called Devil's Kettle. The town is named after it's waterfall. But these falls actually exist in northeast Minnesota. Screenwriter Diablo Cody based the story around Devil's Kettle Falls. Which is a very unusual, and mysterious waterfall. The falls vanish into a pothole known ...

#10. The Informant! (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) - One of best performances of the year comes from Matt Damon (The Departed, The Bourne Identity). He's hysterical as a regular joe-schmo, who's an informant for the FBI. This is an incredible true story based on a best-selling book. The writing is tremendous and I love Soderbergh's (Out of Sight, Solaris) film making style. #9. Funny People (Judd Apatow) - This film wasn't funny enough for some people, but not me. Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) is one the best in the business and he shows us a different side of him here. Sandler (Punch-Drunk Love, 50 First Dates) is at his very best and Rogen (Observe and Report) shows us a different side as well. Apatow's script is so witty and observational. The last hour of the film is maybe a little too serious, but it doesn't ruin the film. If you like Apatow, than you'll love 'Funny People'. #8. (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb) - One of the bes...

Not what I, or anyone else, was expecting. This is a slow (very slow) exorcism tale unlike anything I've ever seen. This isn't director Daniel Stamm's first film, but it's the first I've ever heard of. He does a great job building tension throughout the film. Unfortunately it's all forgotten after an odd, head scratching ending that will leave a bad taste in your mouth. Which is a shame because the build-up was, for the most part, enjoyable. This film doesn't quite have enough scares or thrills for my taste, which is what makes it different from other exorcism films. The majority of the film is shot in a colored 'Blair Witch' style, which I had no problem with. It focuses on a Baton Rouge, LA Pastor named Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian). He does exorcisms for a living, but doesn't believe in demons. Everything he does is fake; it's a show. Cotton and his two colleagues are making a documentary to disprove exorcisms. The first 30 minutes are of...

I'm not quite sure what to make of this film. This is director Miguel Sapochnik's first film and that makes perfect sense. The ending is stolen from an incredible film, 'Vanilla Sky'. If that ruins it for you, than I'm sorry (not really). 'Repo Men' has three main themes: 1) The Brotherhood of a Serial Killer, 2) Robot Love, and 3) The Quest. 1) The Brotherhood of the Serial Killer: Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes, The Talented Mr. Ripley) and Forrest Whitaker (Phone Booth, Street Kings) are repo men who have no conscience or soul. Remy (Law) and Jake (Whitaker) murder numerous people for their organs. Because in the future, people buy organs that they can't make payments on. Hearts, livers, kidneys, kneecaps, anything you can imagine and more. They enjoy it thoroughly. They are best friends who like to Tase each other and take out kidneys at family barbeque's. Remy's wife kicks him out because he murders people. Which didn't bother her for ten yea...