With not a lot of wacky romance films in theaters Wanderlust may be the right ticket for you and your date. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it’s still passable, especially if you aren’t critical of stories that are a bit goofier than the ordinary. The script gets obsessive in a brazen […]
Posts Tagged ‘Drama’
WANDERLUST, a Wacky Comedy (Film Review)
February 23rd, 2012 
John Delia 
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Comedy, Drama, Nudity, Rated R 
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THE ROUNDUP (La Rafle), a Chilling True Story (Film Review)
February 16th, 2012 John Delia It’ not often enough that we can get reminded in film of some of the more dismal times from the past, especially those that show ‘man’s inhumanity to man.’ This happens to be the case of The Roundup a French film that captures a period in history covering the cruel extermination of a helpless […]
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THIN ICE, Delightfully Deceiving (Film Review)
February 16th, 2012 John Delia It seems like ages that a movie featuring a good cunning tale unraveled on the big screen and I’m happy to say Thin Ice fits the bill. A smartly written well-acted story with so many twists and turns I found myself wondering, “How did I not see that coming”? It’s a deceiving, manipulative and […]
THE VOW, a Touching Valentine (Film Review)
February 10th, 2012 John Delia Guest Review By: John M Delia, Jr. Imagine your life now. What would it be like if you couldn’t remember the last 5 years. The Vow tells a story based on true events involving a young man named Leo (Channing Tatum) and young women named Paige (Rachel McAdams) who fall madly in love, get […]
SHAME, an Erotic NC-17 (Film Review)
February 9th, 2012 John Delia Brilliantly written, cunningly directed and very disturbing Shame gives a fly on the wall view of eroticism. What makes this film a work of art however, comes with the fine acting by Fassbender and Carey Mulligan who give performances worthy of an Oscar.
TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, A Suspense Thriller on Blu-Ray
January 30th, 2012 John Delia A very good script, fine direction and top-notch actors make Texas Killing Fields, now on Blu-ray/DVD, a suspenseful thriller. The film, based on a true happening, winds its way through crime scenes, suspects and chases leading up to a final exciting confrontation. If you like movies that are intriguing with a lot of action, […]
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A DANGEROUS METHOD, a Depressing Experience
January 26th, 2012 John Delia You have to really dig deep to find a perfect performance in A Dangerous Method, unfortunately there isn’t a big cast from which to choose, Keira Knightley over acts, Viggo Mortensen very dull and Fassbender a little distant. Disguised as a biography, it’s more of a blip on an electroencephalograph in the life of […]
