(Eat, Gay, Love) – – Uptight Emma (Sharon Omi) is in a loveless marriage. One night, her husband wakes from a deep sleep, runs to the bathroom and cuts off his wedding ring claiming it gave him a headache. Emma packs her bags and visits her estranged son, Elliot (Teddy Chen Culver) asking him if she can live with him
Read more(Wacky, Weird, Quirky) – – Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) has won $86 million in the lottery. She has borderline personality disorder and, since she is now rich, she stopped taking her meds and said goodbye to her psychiatrist. Alice wants to host a TV talk show. But this is a talk show unlike any other since Alice will talk about
Read more(Suicidal Twins Reunite) – – Maggie Dean (Kristen Wiig) is just about to swallow a handful of pills when her cell phone rings. She answers it and finds out that her brother, Milo (Bill Hader), is in the hospital after slashing his wrists. Maggie travels to visit her brother even though the two of them have not talked for 10
Read more(Intolerance Misplaced, Visually Stunning) – – “The Boxtrolls” live underground only venturing topside at night when the citizens of the city are sleeping. They pick garbage looking for treasures that can be made into gadgets, then, when the night is done, they gather in their underground lair, pile on top of one another, and sleep. They harm no one, but,
Read more(Bumbling Bodybuilders) – – Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a con-man body builder fresh out of jail. He gets a job as a personal trainer at a local gym and does a great job building business. But he wants more. He desperately wants to be rich. Training a rich businessman and asshole, Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), Daniel hatches a plan
Read more(Spectacular, Touching, Thought Provoking) – – Hector (Simon Pegg) is a psychiatrist. He has a successful practice, and a neat, tidy, personal life with his beautiful, intelligent, doting girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike). One day with a patient, Hector snaps. He decides that he is not truly happy, and furthermore, he is not helping his patients achieve happiness either. He needs
Read more(Overacted but Funny, Robin Williams shines) – – Samuel (Hugh Grant) and Rebecca (Julianne Moore) have been dating for a long time. Rebecca’s biological clock is ticking away, but, child psychologist Sam is oblivious to this new paradigm in this relationship. He still wants to play and be a kid, she wants him to grow up, get married, and have
Read more(Immature Thieves Grow Up) – – Ben (Jason Ritter) and Alan (Jake Sandvig) are car thieves. They masquerade as Valet parking attendants at various locations, particularly at graveyards where the mourning families willing give the duo their car keys. They have yet to get caught and bring the cars to Marty (Todd Louiso) who gives them a considerable amount of money.
Read more(Disturbing Depiction of Dysfunction) – – “Before I Disappear” opens with Richie (Shawn Christensen) in a bathtub filled with red water. The phone rings and he opens his eyes, surprised that he is still alive. Bloody, he reaches out of the tub and answers it. His sister, Maggie (Emmy Rossum), needs him to watch her 11 year old daughter, Sophia
Read more(Life Lessons at 40) – – Conrad Valmont’s (Jason Bateman) parents own a fancy hotel and are very rich. One day, when Conrad was a young boy, they went on a short vacation which turned into a 30 year romp around the world. Conrad was left under the care of servants and employees. At age 40, Conrad’s loser parents decided
Read more(Sweet) – – Abi Brooks (played by Sarah Megan Thomas) is an Olympic level rower. In the last Olympics she was an alternate. This four year period, she worked extra hard and did everything the coach asked of her. Unfortunately, at nearly 30, she was once again the alternate. Not wanting that, she quit and went home to live with
Read more(Surprising Ending) – – Julianne Hough (as Katie) flees Boston where she apparently stabbed a person to death. We don’t know who that person was, but, we do know she successfully eluded the police and ends up in a small North Carolina coastal town. There, she meets handsome widower Alex (played by Josh Duhamel) and his kids. (Nicolas) Sparks
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