Young Adult (2011)

Posted by moviegeek916 on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Young Adult (2011) – As I have mentioned before, the films of Jason Reitman tend to take character would be unsympathetic (a tobacco lobbyist, a pregnant hipster teen, and a corporate hatchet man) and gets you almost root for them. Young Adult doesn’t quite follow that formula. Charlize Theron definitely plays an unlikable character but … Continue reading →

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Up in the Air (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Up in the Air (2009) — Like many Americans I lost my job last year.  So did my dad.  So did everyone I worked with, as a matter of fact.  So the downsizing prick that is the protagonist of this film should be subject to my immediate revulsion.  Yet as he did for a fast-talking … Continue reading →

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