Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), where Samantha’s ex is filming a new movie.
Skin (2008)
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
The Cartel (2009)
American public schools have been growing progressively worse. According to the U.S. Department of Education national testing, only 35% of American high school seniors are proficient in…
Just Wright (2010)
A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury.
Letters to Juliet (2010)
Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the “Secretaries of Juliet.”
The Exploding Girl (2009)
On a summer break from college, a young epileptic woman struggles to balance her feelings for her fledgling boyfriend while her friend Al crashes with her for the season.
Babies (2010)
A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
Iron Man 2 (2010)
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy.
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
North Face (2008)
Based on a true story, North Face is a suspenseful adventure film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation’s…
The Losers (2010)
A CIA special forces team are betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.
Death at a Funeral (2010)
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
Greenberg (2010)
A man from Los Angeles, who moved to New York years ago, returns to L.A. to figure out his life while he house-sits for his brother. He soon sparks with his brother’s assistant.
Kick-Ass (2010)
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
The Joneses (2009)
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they’re living there, they don’t exactly come clean with their neighbors.
The Secret of Kells (2009)
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Fish Tank (2009)
Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
The Runaways (2010)
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. This film also explores the relationship between band members Joan Jett and Cherie Currie.