Tag: Kristin Dreyer Kramer (Critic)
9 (2009)
A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity’s salvation.
Extract (2009)
Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
Adam (2009)
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Paper Heart (2009)
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love.
Taking Woodstock (2009)
A man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.
Post Grad (2009)
Ryden Malby graduates from college and is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.
Rudo y Cursi (2008)
Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.
Shorts (2009)
A young boy’s discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Bandslam (2009)
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band — together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
District 9 (2009)
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
Ponyo (2008)
A five year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
In the Loop (2009)
A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.
Julie & Julia (2009)
Julia Child’s story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book.
500 Days of Summer (2009)
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Aliens in the Attic (2009)
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
The Hurt Locker (2008)
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
G-Force (2009)
A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.