Director: Joel & Ethan Coen Running Time: 105 minutes Rated: R This is a review from the London Film Festival.  This film is currently playing in theaters in the US. Bad luck.  Karma.  Fate.  The wrath of the god(s).  These are just a few of the basic terms that the human race has used to try and signify those terrible happenings that befall them whether it ranges from the trivial, such as that one morning Joe cannot find his keys and runs late for work, to the traumatic, where Sue makes a wrong turn and is stranded in the middle of the forest alone with no supplies.  It really is a... 

Director: Jason Reitman Running Time: 109 Minutes Rated: R This is a review, coming from the London Film Festival.  This film will be released on December 25th. Every era, generation, and decade seems to have a film that is reflective of both the happenings and personalities of its time period whether it was intentionally or unintentionally done to be so.  These films seem to grasp the meaning of its period and literally create a time capsule around their plots and surprisingly, are not even meant to be documentaries.  Enter Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air, his third feature film that focuses... 

Director: Max Mayer Running Time: 99 Minutes Rated: PG-13 For: Those looking for a typical romance film with a bit of a twist Not For: Those seeking a deep, romance film The romantic genre has evolved into several forms in its varied history as it tried to attract audiences in various ways.  Some films went for the immensely quirky while others turned to more comedic situations as its big bullet point.  Adam follows another trend of promoting the awareness of a lesser known symptom, disease, or condition to the public through mass media, much like moves as I Am Sam.  The biggest problem these... 

Director: Sam Mendes Running Time: 98 Minutes Rated: R For: Those that enjoy skit-by-skit, act-by-act progressive comedies, Audiences that want to watch something a bit more offbeat Not For: Slapstick romantic comedy enthusiasts, Impatient viewers Many people associate words with different locations.  For instance, the first image that appears in most minds when they hear Southern California is sunshine.  Another example is the wind with Chicago and so on.  Director Sam Mendes plays on this interesting idea of word association to a much deeper extreme, wrapped around a romantic comedy genre... 

This film will have a limited release on July 17th. Director: Marc Webb Running Time: 95 Minutes Rated: PG-13 For: Viewers looking for a film with a variety of creative approaches to a romantic comedy Not For: Those looking for simple, laugh-out-loud humor 500 Days of Summer “lies” to the audience (twice) in its first opening act.  The first states that the story about to be seen is not a happy, romantic tale.  On quite the other hand, the film still is fairly content and completely about the notion of love.  The second is that the film misleads the viewers to believe that the narrative... 

Director: Todd Phillips Running Time: 100 Minutes Rated: R For: Those looking for raunchy/simple humor Not for: Anyone looking for a unique or different approach to the Vegas/road trip genre “It was the best of times.  It was the worst of times.” As much as it sounds like a line out of A Tale of Two Cities, this actually well refers to everyone’s fond memories of Las Vegas.  Nights of debauchery, public drunkenness, casinos, strip clubs, etc. are just a few of the typical stereotypes people associate with sin city.  Films have always used Vegas as a backdrop for many different activities... 

Director: Mike Leigh Running Time: 118 Minutes Rated: R For: The optimist; classical comedy fans Not for: Narrative-heavy, moody filmgoers A plot based on how a person spreads happiness sounds very childish at first.  Perhaps some people think about Disney films such as the recent Enchanted that is about a character’s unabashed love for all people.  Happy-Go-Lucky, though, is not a children’s film but has a very similar yet grounded tale: the life of one woman’s happy-go-lucky attitude on others.  The movie is a very classically styled comedic drama with a narrative arc that may be... 

Director: Peyton Reed Running Time: 104 Minutes Rated: PG-13 Jim Carrey used to be a familiar name when anyone discussed comedies back in the 90s.  Although his brand of slapstick humor was very love it-or-hate it, there was no denying that such films as The Mask to Ace Ventura would be well known throughout audiences nationwide for many years to come.  Simply look at the spin-offs that followed from cartoon series to sequels.  However, Carrey himself would venture forth into new genres as he experimented in horror to drama to varying degrees of success.  This leads to Yes Man, Carrey’s...