Author Archives: Erica Martinez

Director: Alfonso Cuaron—Producers: Anhelo Producciones This is the Mexican art film that I base all Mexican art films on. It is provocative from beginning to end–starting with an explicit sex scene. For me this was the first time seeing Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal. There are French films and there are Mexican films. FrenchContinue reading “Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)”

Director: Christian E. Christiansen—Produced by Screen Gems No way are college dorm rooms that big. Billy Zane is in this movie?! Haven’t seen him in anything since Zoolander. Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly look identical so I hope you can tell them apart because I couldn’t. A campy movie where the BIG decisions a characterContinue reading “The Roommate (2011)”

Directors Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz—–Produced by Universal Pictures Based on the Nick Hornby novel A man puts himself first until needing to help a kid with a crazy mother. Lesson: read some Nietzsche and cut those ties. They are only holding you down. You would never think that Nicholas Hoult would grow up toContinue reading “About a Boy (2002)”

Billed as a romantic film but the trailer makes me think it would be something shown at church after bible study. I feel that way because it involves family and a farm. Granted, Pauly Shore had a film (Son in Law) that took place on a farm but it didn’t have the same message. Um,Continue reading “Trailer: The Lost Husband (2020)”

Simon Pegg in a dramatic role?! Um, kinda creepy looking, especially with the long hair. I don’t know if I am ready for that. It’s great to see Chase Crawford in a movie.

Directed by Billy Ray—Produced by Lions Gate Films This is the true story of a young journalist caught in a big, fat lie for the whole world to see. Hayden Christensen portrays Stephen Glass, a journalist for The New Republic, a big publication. At some point he realized he was an attention-whore and needed toContinue reading “Shattered Glass (2003)”