CRAZY STUPID LOVE

Written by Dan FogelmanDirected by Glenn Ficarra and John RequaStarring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Jacob: Be better than the Gap.Well, I'll give them "crazy" and "stupid" but that's pretty much where the love stops for me. CRAZY STUPID LOVE is yet another romantic comedy that gets lost in all the crazy highs...

readmore »»  

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (3D) (2011)

Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure, ActionStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham CarterThe final movie of one of the worlds largest selling books is finally here. The epic ending of the Harry Potter series is here, and how! Harry (Radclifee) along with his two best friends,...

readmore »»  

COWBOYS AND ALIENS

Written by Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk OtsbyDirected by Jon FavreauStarring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia WildeJake Lonergan: I don't want any trouble.Aliens have tried to take over our planet dozens of times in the movies already. Every time they do, it seems like they always choose major metropolitan...

readmore »»  

BLACK SHEEP @ TIFF 2011

When I woke up this morning, I still didn't know. Even by the time I was sitting amongst friends at the TIFF 2011 press conference, I still had no idea whether my press accreditation request would go through or not. By the time I got home though, my confirmation e-mail was sitting pretty at the top of my inbox. There may have been an exuberant...

readmore »»  

PROJECT NIM

Directed by James MarshNim Chimpsky was born before I was and I can’t say I had ever really heard of this famous chimpanzee before PROJECT NIM, James Marsh’s follow up to his Oscar winning documentary, MAN ON WIRE. You only have to meet Nim once though to be completely taken in by his antics and thoroughly impressed by his abilities. Nim...

readmore »»  

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeelyDirected by Joe JohnstonStarring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo WeavingPeggy Carter: You can't give me orders.Captain America: The hell I can't; I'm a captain. I was weary of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER before watching it but still optimistic. After all, I had...

readmore »»  

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

Written by Keith Merryman, David A. Newman and Will GluckDirected by Will GluckStarring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis and Woody HarrelsonDylan: Why do relationships start out so fun and then turn into such a bag of dicks? Dating is complicated. The scene today can be so cold and callous that most people in it are forced to disengage emotionally...

readmore »»  

LIMITLESS

Written by Leslie DixonDirected by Neil BurgerStarring Bradley Cooper Abbie Cornish and Robert De NiroCarl van Loon: So Eddie Morra, what's your secret?Eddie Morra: Medication. Drugs are bad. While that is generally the rule, how can anything that allows you to access the full potential of your brain actually be bad for you? Well, it can...

readmore »»  

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART TWO

Written by Steve KlovesDirected by David YatesStarring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickmanand Ralph FiennesHarry Potter: Is this all real or is it just happening in my head?Professor Albus Dumbledore: Of course it's all in your head, Harry, but that doesn't mean it isn't real.As you may or may not already know, I have...

readmore »»  

Best of Black Sheep: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART ONE

Written by Steve KlovesDirected by David YatesStarring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Ralph FiennesHarry Potter: Blimey, Hermione!Everyone who experiences the Harry Potter saga on film can be categorized into two separate groups – those who have read the books beforehand and those who have not. Those who have read them have...

readmore »»  

INSIDIOUS

Written by Leigh WannellDirected by James WanStarring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbra HersheyI hate to be the guy who does this but as I had to look it up before watching the movie, I feel justified in saying that if you look up “insidious” in the dictionary, you will learn that it means proceeding in a gradual, subtle way but with...

readmore »»  

Best of Black Sheep: Black Sheep interviews Matthew McConaughey

Once a Lawyer ...The first thought I had when I saw that Matthew McConaughey was starring in Brad Furman’s THE LINCOLN LAWYER, a modern day dissection of just how far the legal system’s corruption reaches, was how could he not be sick and tired of playing lawyers at this point in his career.McConaughey’s first big break was in Richard Linklater’s...

readmore »»  

CONAN O'BRIEN CAN'T STOP

Directed by Rodman FlenderStarring Conan O'BrienConan O'Brien: I don't know what it would be like to stop. What does that even mean? I am usually in bed before any of the late night talk shows come on but you don’t have to watch late night television to be aware of the melodrama that ensued during NBC’s Conan O’Brien / Jay Leno debacle from...

readmore »»