http://pictureshowpundits.com/news.php The latest reviews and articles about movies. en-us editor@pictureshowpundits.com webmaster@pictureshowpundits.com PHP RSS Feed Generator As the paint-splattered neo-credits roll for Peyton Reed's schmaltzy comedy, Yes Man, the feeling of "well, that was a pretty gimmick" has already settled in. As usual, Jim Carrey executes the slapstick as Carl Allen, a nebbish man who [...] http://www.pictureshowpundits.com/index.php?target=review-detail&review_id=820&search=&show=15&sort=approved_date&order=ASC&start=0&username=all Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:15:57 -0500 The Wrestler came out of nowhere to be hailed as one of the most stirring dramas of the year. Who would have possibly guessed that a movie that stars Mickey Rourke in spandex would be one of the best films of 2008? Randy "The Ram" [...] http://www.pictureshowpundits.com/index.php?target=review-detail&review_id=821&search=&show=15&sort=approved_date&order=ASC&start=0&username=all Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:35:32 -0500 I wanted to turn this movie off for the first 30 minutes or so and that's because of Poppy (Sally Hawkins), the deranged optimist that the movie follows. Writer/director Mike Leigh's latest semi-improvised tale following the English working class [...] http://www.pictureshowpundits.com/index.php?target=review-detail&review_id=819&search=&show=15&sort=approved_date&order=ASC&start=0&username=all Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:07:43 -0500 The dog dies. There. You've been warned. I feel that everyone walking into this movie needs to know exactly what they will endure. It's not just that the cute, rambunctious yellow Labrador of the title dies, it's how. The cause of death is fairly [...] http://www.pictureshowpundits.com/index.php?target=review-detail&review_id=818&search=&show=15&sort=approved_date&order=ASC&start=0&username=all Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:37:55 -0500 Oscars, take the bait. John Patrick Shanley (Joe Versus the Volcano) hits a home run with Doubt, a stage-to-film adaptation of his own play. Attracting monolithic names such Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep to star in his parable [...] http://www.pictureshowpundits.com/index.php?target=review-detail&review_id=817&search=&show=15&sort=approved_date&order=ASC&start=0&username=all Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:56:42 -0500