Tag: Kristin Dreyer Kramer (Critic)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
A year after their father’s funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept.
30 Days of Night (2007)
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl’s kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Into the Wild (2007)
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Lust, Caution (2007)
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Fido (2006)
In an Earthly world resembling the 1950s, a cloud of space radiation has shrouded the planet, resulting in the dead becoming zombies that desire live human flesh. A company called Zomcon…
Michael Clayton (2007)
A law firm brings in its “fixer” to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
We Own the Night (2007)
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
A newly wed man who believes he’s just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships — both old and new — begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)
A boy’s life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
Across the Universe (2007)
The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
The crew members of NASA’s Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
The Game Plan (2007)
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.