Certifiably Jonathan’ contrives crises for its subject – a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
A stand-up comedian who’s assaultive and decent and has managed a career that has spanned over five decades deserves a documentary. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
The pleasantly crude ‘Hall Pass’ reminds us of what’s been missing from movies: Those squirm-inducing moments in comedy that produce enough discomfort that, at points, what we’re watching is half a heartbeat away from a horror film. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
The Comedy of Emasculation that Judd Apatow and his disciples have made into a separate economy was invented by the Farrelly brothers, ‘Kingpin’ being the strongest version of that. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
It is fun to see a comedy in which every single joke hasn’t been packed into the trailer. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
No actor has made a career of exerting determination to the extent that Matt Damon has. In the ‘Bourne’ movies, he burned himself down to a central nervous system – his focus fried away unnecessary calories. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
In ‘The Adjustment Bureau,’ Damon shows movie-star concentration as David Norris, a politician whose world ambitions hit a pothole when his angry streak becomes public. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
Like his countryman, Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Rogen has a voice that’s 10 years older than he is – a combination of world-weariness and exuberance, an instrument that he’s mastered for specific comic shadings. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
Who would ever have thought that Robert Ludlum would have become the father of modern action cinema? Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
