Category: 100 Words Or Less

100 Words or Less: Ramona and Beezus

100 Words or Less: Ramona and Beezus

Too poorly executed to resonate emotionally – even on the most superficial level.

100 Words or Less: Twilight: Eclipse

100 Words or Less: Twilight: Eclipse

Yeah, I saw it. I had to at least say something about what unfolded before my eyes.

100 Words Or Less: Toy Story 3

100 Words Or Less: Toy Story 3

I’d honestly rather watch it in “Spanish mode” than just about anything else I’ve seen this summer.

100 Words Or Less: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

100 Words Or Less: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal is roided up. Ben Kingsley is out of place. Alfred Molina is refreshingly amusing. Gemma Arterton is largely wasted. I never played the video game Prince of Persia: The Sands [...]

100 Words Or Less: MacGruber

100 Words Or Less: MacGruber

SNL’s box office batting average is embarrassing, but this is a must-see comedy.

100 Words Or Less: Robin Hood

100 Words Or Less: Robin Hood

The only way this movie could rob folks any more blatantly is if movie theater ticket takers started wearing green tights.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): All About Evil

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): All About Evil

“All About Evil” screened at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival, which took place this year from April 22nd to May 6th.

100 Words Or Less: Skatopia: 88 Acres Of Anarchy

100 Words Or Less: Skatopia: 88 Acres Of Anarchy

“Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy” screened at the 36th Athens International Film and Video Festival in Athens, Ohio, which was held from April 23-29.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cyrus

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cyrus

“Cyrus” screened at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival, which took place this year from April 22nd to May 6th.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Joan Rivers - A Piece Of Work

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Joan Rivers – A Piece Of Work

“Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” was the Closing Night Film at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival, which took place this year from April 22nd to May 6th.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Happythankyoumoreplease

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Happythankyoumoreplease

“Happythankyoumoreplease” was featured as the Centerpiece Screening at the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival, which took place this year from April 22nd to May 6th.

100 Words Or Less: Iron Man 2

100 Words Or Less: Iron Man 2

Was Iron Man lacking in the silliness department? Then why bring in Tropic Thunder scribe Justin Theroux? Did the first movie pull off its villain? Then why double up the second time? [...]

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cold Weather

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cold Weather

The San Francisco International Film Festival takes place this year from April 22 to May 6. Please visit the official SFIFF website for more information on specific screenings.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cracks

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): Cracks

The San Francisco International Film Festival takes place this year from April 22 to May 6. Please visit the official SFIFF website for more information on specific screenings.

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): The Violent Kind

100 Words Or Less (SFIFF): The Violent Kind

The San Francisco International Film Festival takes place this year from April 22 to May 6. Please visit the official SFIFF website for more information on specific screenings.

100 Words Or Less: Death At A Funeral

100 Words Or Less: Death At A Funeral

In the 2007 Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz directs a movie about a family gathered to mourn the loss of its patriarch, and in this somewhat dark material comes a delightfully screwball [...]

100 Words Or Less: Kick-Ass

100 Words Or Less: Kick-Ass

If you’re looking for a serious, groundbreaking comic book flick that you can even take the kids to, well, wait for Iron Man 2. If you’re looking for a quasi-spoof of Spider-Man, [...]

100 Words Or Less: Get Smart

100 Words Or Less: Get Smart

There have been great spy spoofs in the past (I’m thinking especially of The Naked Gun series, the last being directed by Peter Segal, who directed Get Smart) and Get Smart initially [...]