CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
Lorene Scafaria
'Hustlers' Is Flashy But Empty Stripper Crime Caper
Submitted by JonHC on September 14, 2019 - 10:43am Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – This striper crime caper is flashy, buffed to a high gloss, and more entertaining and watchable than it has any right to be. But it’s never quite as smart, or layered as it seems to think it is.
Constance Wu from “Crazy Rich Asians” stars as the proverbial stripper with a heart of gold, Destiny.
Susan Sarandon Plays Smother Mother in ‘The Meddler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 29, 2016 - 6:29am Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Some mothers are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them. The Mom of “The Meddler” – portrayed with precise intuition by Susan Sarandon – is of the greatness-of-the-future variety, by simply evolving to be herself. Rose Byrne as daughter Lori tags along.
‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ Can’t Find Honest Emotion
Submitted by BrianTT on June 22, 2012 - 10:12am Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Lorene Scafaria’s “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” is a manipulative mess that’s only slightly redeemed by yet-another engaging performance from one of the best actresses of her generation. Even the always-great Keira Knightley can’t hold back the deluge of clichés and false characters that drag this piece down into the kind of dreck that would be universally derided if it just had the name “Nicholas Sparks Presents” in front of it.
