Tag: Kristin Dreyer Kramer (Critic)
Good Hair (2009)
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
The Boys are Back (2009)
A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Couples Retreat (2009)
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional.
More Than a Game (2008)
This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James’ journey to fame.
Bright Star (2009)
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Whip It (2009)
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Zombieland (2009)
A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.
Fame (2009)
An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party.
It Might Get Loud (2008)
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Surrogates (2009)
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.
Departures (2008)
A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
A newly possessed high school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
My One and Only (2009)
An unusual road trip movie about a mother driving her two sons from New York to Pittsburgh to St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.
The Informant! (2009)
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.