Tonight, You’re Mine (2011)

Mar 05, 2014 by Mr. Nau A prankster at a multi-day music festival handcuffs a pair of rock stars together, who don’t get along very well, before they’re each supposed to be on stage. The romance between the two lead actors was obvious from the beginning, but their reluctantly growing relationship is entertaining to watch. […]

The High Cost of Living (2010)

Mar 04, 2014 by Mr. Nau Zach Braff and Isabelle Blais have perfect, heartbreaking screen chemistry in this devastating drama about a drug dealer who accidentally hits a pregnant woman, who loses the baby, with his car. During their growing friendship, he decides whether to come clean about the accident or keep her in the […]

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Feb 22, 2014 by Mr. Nau Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper shine in this independent romantic comedy about two broken people, who have both had challenges with mental illness, slowly getting together, ostensibly to try to help him win back his ex-wife. Robert DeNiro and Chris Tucker contribute nuanced supporting performances to this hilarious picture. […]

Her (2013)

Jan 20, 2014 by Mr. Nau Not too far in the future, according to this film, we may have intelligent operating systems that will be able to converse with and befriend us. Joaquin Phoenix plays a letter writer who installs this new operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johanssen, and develops a weird, codependent friendship with […]

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Jan 05, 2014 by Mr. Nau An all-star leading cast portray a variety of characters with intertwined stories in a tight braid stretching across centuries in this adaptation of the David Mitchell bestseller. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, and Doona Bae deliver fantastic performances in this vast science fiction epic. […]

Day Zero (2007)

Jan 04, 2014 by Mr. Nau The US has reinstated the draft in this independent character drama in which three New York friends each wrestle what it means to go to a war most of them don’t really believe in. Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, and Jon Bernthal deliver believable performances alongside a very talented supporting […]

Bread and Tulips (2000)

Dec 31, 2013 by Mr. Nau In this Italian romantic comedy, an overlooked housewife with a loud obnoxious family finds herself left behind on vacation and hitchhikes to Venice to start a new life, enjoy her freedom, fall in love with a waiter, and evade the bumbling detective sent to find her by her controlling […]

Monsters (2010)

Dec 23, 2013 by Mr. Nau Six years after extraterrestrial creatures infected Northern Mexico, photojournalist Andrew Kaulder is tasked with getting a newspaper owner’s daughter, Sam, across the infected zone and back to the United States. This fairly obscure low-budget independent disaster picture features a well-written script and a palpable sense of danger throughout. Grade: […]

The Haumana (2013)

Dec 22, 2013 by Mr. Nau With his old teacher, Auntie Margaret, on her deathbed, lounge singer Jonny Kealoha decides reluctantly to honor her request to take over her hula school, readying the seven male haumana (students) for an upcoming hula competition. This independent feature gives the audience an insider’s glimpse into a beautiful, ancient […]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Dec 15, 2013 by Mr. Nau Peter Jackson returns Middle-Earth to the big screen with the first installment of The Hobbit, a single Tolkien work stretched into three blockbuster films. This one delivers a background look at the adventurers before embarking on an audacious journey with a lot of fun jokes and thrilling action sequences. […]

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