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Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon & Lorene Scafaria—
The Meddler
,
Thelma & Louise
—4/11/2016
[Sarandon:] I think everybody can act, really. Surviving in this profession is something you can brag about.
Shall We Dance? (2004)
Speed Racer (2008)
The Wachowski Brothers overshoot the mark with
Speed Racer
, an eccentric misfire that panders to the ADHD set and—in the adult arena—idiots and acid-droppers.
Elizabethtown (2005)
A character plans out a 42-hour-and-11 minute journey accompanied by a 16-CD soundtrack....
Elizabethtown
feels every bit as long and music-saturated...
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
In and of itself, the story offers rich dramatic material that Haggis exploits well, but the writer-director's unsubtle condescension to his audience represents small thinking.
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
Enchanted (2007)
Rescue Me—The Complete Fourth Season (2008)
The visions, the menagerie of women and the horrid behavior of Tommy Gavin suggest a lewd FDNY variation on
8 1/2
, and one that's still going plenty strong after four thirteen-episode seasons.
The Lovely Bones (2009)
It’s a mark of Jackson’s lack of restraint as a filmmaker that the mystery-thriller elements and fantastic visualizations overtake the domestic drama that is the novel’s true raison d’être.
Solitary Man (2010)
Wry and melancholic,
Solitary Man
recalls
Wonder Boys
as a character-study showcase worthy of Douglas’ ability.
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Doesn't quite click on all levels, and the story and character development feels truncated, but there's still plenty to enjoy about its weird occurrences.
Bull Durham (1988)
Deserves its status among sports films, but its ongoing appeal reflects that it's something more: an old-fashioned romantic comedy that succeeds in establishing and deepening memorable characters through memorably flavorful dialogue.
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Say what you will about
Thelma & Louise
(many have), but there's no doubt that it was a
zeitgeist
picture with a potent cultural impact.
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Has the distinction of including not one, but two of the greatest screen performances of all time...undeniably one of the most gut-churning emotional experiences of 1990s cinema...
Arbitrage (2012)
Playing a character that's almost entirely unsympathetic, Gere demonstrates the outward charm that's allowed Miller to accumulate his wealth and status, as well as the abyss-staring soul his showmanship conceals.
Robot & Frank (2012)
Cold-staring with a black, reflective visor, a robot helps a fading old man to see life, and himself, more clearly.
Cloud Atlas (2012)
The Wachowskis and Tykwer are determined to make you understand eternity, and in that and only that, they succeed: by the time you get to the film’s endless series of endings, you’ll feel as if you’ve lived lifetimes.
Snitch (2013)
In its modern way,
Snitch
is almost Dickensian in its intent, missing no opportunity for melodramatic confrontation as it puts a (baby) face on a social ill.
The Big Wedding (2013)
Tammy (2014)
McCarthy delivers another all-in performance, but so much so as to be more sad than funny much of the time.
The Last of Robin Hood (2014)
Technically qualifies as a true-crime tale, and seems to exist mostly out of a sense of marketable prurience: hallmarks of Lifetime’s infamous cable movies.
The Meddler (2015)
A delightfully humane comedy...doesn’t insist upon the meddling as a 'premise' but as an important part of the film’s psychological reality.
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