Pineapple Express (2008)

May 19, 2010 by Mr. Nau Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Danny McBride lead a star-studded cast in this Judd Apatow-produced stoner action comedy. Rogen is Dale Denton, a process server, who runs to his pot dealer (Franco) for help after witnessing a murder. The two have to survive crooked cops and ruthless criminals. Grade: […]

Superbad (2007)

May 19, 2010 by Mr. Nau Jonah Hill and Michael Cera star in this hilarious Judd Apatow-produced high school party comedy. In their attempts to get alcohol for a party their classmates are throwing, they ditch a creepy stranger, evade a pair of bumbling cops, and try to seduce girls far out of their league. […]

Planet B-Boy (2007)

May 17, 2010 by Mr. Nau In this engrossing documentary, a number of breakdance crews come from around the world to compete in the world championship in Germany. Their backgrounds and home environments are explored in-depth. The audience is thrilled with astonishing acrobatic routines that require intricate choreography, incredible strength, unbelievable coordination, and focused practice. […]

Kick-Ass (2010)

May 16, 2010 by Mr. Nau A young high school student decides, with no combat training or defense skills, to become a superhero. In the process, our hero gets beat up a lot and teams up with a plucky young girl who excels at dizzying martial arts moves. This fun action flick keeps the adrenaline […]

Letting Life In (2003)

May 11, 2010 by Mr. Nau Michael is a reclusive novelist, afraid to leave the house. He reluctantly hires a young cancer survivor, Sarah, as a personal assistant. This extremely low budget, badly-acted movie with a clunky script explores the relationship between the two, as they try to get a grown man to live life. […]

District 9 (2009)

May 08, 2010 by Mr. Nau Aliens arrive in Johannesberg, South Africa, in this gritty science fiction picture, and are confined and exploited in a ghetto called “District 9” after their technology fails to allow them to leave Earth. An inventive story, eye-popping visuals, and decent, realistic acting performances make this Apartheid analog worth watching. […]

Adaptation (2002)

May 05, 2010 by Mr. Nau Nicolas Cage leads a phenomenal cast, including Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Tilda Swinton, in this story about a screenwriter trying to adapt a non-fiction book about orchid poachers for film. A wonderful screenplay and incredible acting performances garnered multiple Oscar nominations and one win for best supporting actor. […]

A Thousand Acres (1997)

Apr 30, 2010 by Mr. Nau Jason Robards, Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jennifer Jason Leigh play the Cook family in this reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, set around a farm in Iowa. Strong acting performances and a unique script make this a decent rental, but most viewers won’t understand the Bard’s connection to this […]

Contact (1997)

Apr 29, 2010 by Mr. Nau Jodie Foster is perfect in this adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel. She is Eleanor Arroway, an eccentric astrophysicist who discovers a powerful alien signal. With a perfect screenplay and a talented cast, including David Morse, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, and John Hurt, this engrossing film is an unforgettable […]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Apr 18, 2010 by Mr. Nau Nia Vardalos pens this romantic comedy about a frumpy Greek-American girl from a huge tight-knit family who falls for a non-Greek man. The outrageous antics in the preparation for their unlikely wedding and the highly caricatured family members make this culture shock character study a harmless distraction. Grade: B. […]

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