Mini-Reviews: Drug War, The Way Way Back, 20 Feet From Stardom
• August 2, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 20 Feet From Stardom, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, background singers, Bruce Springsteen, China, Chinese film, Darlene Love, documentary, Drug War, Film, films, Honglei Sun, Jim Rash, Johnnie To, Judith Hill, Liam James, Lisa Fischer, Louis Koo, Luther Vandross, Maya Rudolph, Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger, Morgan Neville, Nat Faxon, review, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Sting, The Descendants, The Rolling Stones, The Way Way Back, Toni Collette
Mini-Reviews: To Rome With Love, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
• July 3, 2012 • 38 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Adam Brody, Alec Baldwin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Alessandro Tiberi, Alison Pill, Anthony Mackie, Ben Walker, Connie Britton, Derek Luke, Dominic Cooper, Ellen Page, Gillian Jacobs, Greta Gerwig, Jesse Eisenberg, Judy Davis, Keira Knightley, Lorene Scafaria, Martin Sheen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Melanie Lynskey, Midnight in Paris, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Patton Oswalt, Penelope Cruz, Rob Corddry, Roberto Benigni, Rufus Sewell, Seeking a Friend For The End Of The World, Steve Carell, Timur Bekmambetov, TJ Miller, To Rome With Love, Wanted, Woody Allen
Crazy, Stupid, Love: Definitely Crazy, Actually Smart, Overall Lovely
• August 1, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Analeigh Tipton, Beth Littleford, Crazy Stupid Love, Dan Fogelman, Emma Stone, Glenn Ficarra, John Carroll Lynch, John Requa, Jonah Bobo, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei, Romantic comedy, romcom, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell
Why The Golden Globes Are A Sad Joke
• December 14, 2010 • 5 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 2010 nominations, 2010 nominees, Aaron Johnson, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, Alice in Wonderland, Andrew Garfield, Angelina Jolie, Animated film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Animated Film, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Picture, Black Swan, Breaking Bad, Burlesque, Cher, Chris Colfer, Christina Aguilera, Cyrus, Danny Boyle, Danny Elfman, Dinner For Shmucks, Eli Wallach, Ewan MacGregor, Four Lions, Glee, Golden Globe nominations, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2010, Golden Globes nominees, Gordon Gekko, Helen Mirren, HFPA, Hitchcock, Hollywood Foreign Press, How To Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Iron Man 2, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, James Franco, Jane Lynch, Jim Carrey, John C. Reilly, John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, Kick-Ass, Knight and Day, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Michael Cera, Michael Douglas, Never Let Me Go, nominations, nominees, Olivia Williams, Oscar buzz, Oscars, Pierce Brosnan, RED, Riz Ahmed, Robert Downey Jr., Rotten Tomatoes, sad joke, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shutter Island, Slumdog Millionaire, Steve Carell, Tangled, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Other Guy, The Other Guys, The Social Network, The Tourist, The Town, The Walking Dead, The Wire, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Toy Story 3, Ty Burrell, Wall Street 2, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Will Ferrell, Youth in Revolt, Zach Galifianakis
Dinner For Schmucks: It’s Hard To Laugh When You’re Cringing This Hard
• August 4, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Andrea Savage, Bruce Greenwood, Chris O'Dowd, David Walliams, Dinner for Schmucks, Jay Roach, Jeff Dunham, Jemaine Clement, Kristen Schaal, Larry Wilmore, Lucy Punch, Nick Kroll, Octavia Spencer, P.J. Byrne, Patrick Fischler, Paul Rudd, Rick Overton, Ron Livingston, Stephanie Szostak, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis
Despicable Me: The Despicable Are Rather Amicable
• July 18, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3D, 3D animated movie, 3D movies, animation, Chris Meledandri, Chris Renaud, computer animated film, computer animated movies, Dana Geier, Danny McBride, Despicable Me, Elsie Fisher, Gru, Ice Age, Illumination Entertainment, Jack McBrayer, Jason Segel, Jemaine Clement, Julie Andrews, Ken Jeong, Kristen Wiig, Mindy Kaling, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Pixar, Rob Huebel, Russell Brand, Steve Carell, Vector, Will Arnett
Date Night: An Enjoyable Date Due to Strong Chemistry
• May 3, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Bill Burr, Common, Date Night, Get Smart, J.B. Smoove, James Franco, JB Smoove, Jimmi Simpson, Kristen Wiig, Leighton Meester, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Nick Kroll, nude, Olivia Munn, Ray Liotta, Saturday Night Live, Shawn Levy, SNL, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Tina Fey, Will I Am, William Fichtner
Year One: Eagerly Awaiting the Invention of the Guffaw
• June 20, 2009 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Bill Hader, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Cross, Hank Azaria, Harold Ramis, hot oil, Jack Black, Judd Apatow, June Diane Raphael, Juno Temple, McLovin, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, Olivia Wilde, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Vinnie Jones, Year One
Ranking The Best and Worst Films Based on TV Shows
• June 3, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: Al Capone, Anne Hathaway, Barry Sonnenfeld, Ben Stiller, Betty Thomas, Bewitched, Brendan Fraser, Brian DePalma, Burt Reynolds, Car 54 Where are You?, Christina Ricci, Christopher Lloyd, Colin Farrell, David soul, Eddie Murphy, Elliot Ness, films based on old TV shows, films based on TV shows, Fran Drescher, Gary Cole, Gary Oldman, George of the Jungle, Get Smart, Harrison Ford, I Spy, Jessica Simpson, John Goodman, Johnny Knoxville, Kenneth Branaugh, Kevin Costner, Lost in Space, Matt LeBlanc, Maverick, Mel Gibson, Michael Bay, Mission: Impossible, movies based on old tv shows, movies based on TV shows, Nicole Kidman, Olivier Martinez, one-armed man, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Donner, Robert DeNiro, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Rosie O'Donnell, S.W.A.T., Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Connery, Shia LaBeouf, Starsky and Hutch, Steve Carell, Sunshine Day, The Addams Family, The Avengers, The Brady Bunch Movie, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Flintstones, The Fugitive, The Untouchables, Tom Cruise, Tommy Lee Jones, Transformers, TV-to-film adaptation, TV-to-movie adaptation, Uncle Fester, Wild Wild West, Will Ferrell, Will Smith, Willie Nelson
Television Thoughts
• April 16, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: Adam Lambert, Adam McKay, After the Final Rose, American Idol, Amy Ryan, Andy Bernard, Anoop Desai, Barney Stinson, Benjamin Linus, Charles Miner, Chris Harrison, Daniel Faraday, Danny Gokey, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Desmond Hume, Dwight Schrute, Eastbound and Down, Ed Helms, Heroes, Holly Flax, How I Met Your Mother, Idris Elba, Jason Mesnick, Jason Segel, Jody Hill, John Locke, Josh Radnor, Lost, Melissa Rycroft, Michael Emerson, Michael Scott, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Abdul, Petrelli, Rainn Wilson, Randy Jackson, Sarah Chalke, Simon Cowell, Stella, Steve Carell, Sylar, Ted Moseby, Terry O'Quinn, The Bachelor, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Zac Quinto