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Entries Tagged as 'Midlife crisis'

Going In That Direction of Straight Guys and Gay Porn

December 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Humpday (2009)
Written by Lynn Shelton
Directed by Lynn Shelton
Produced by Lynn Shelton
MPAA rating: “R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use”
Running time: 94 minutes
Should I Care?
Lynn Shelton provoked more than one journalist to crown her “the female Judd Apatow” in the summer of ‘09. Her micro budget coming out [...]

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Tags: Black comedy · Drunk scene · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Psychoanalysis · Unconventional romance

Some Strange, Humanist Buddy Picture

December 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The Savages (2007)
Written by Tamara Jenkins
Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Produced by This Is That Productions/ Ad Hominem/ Cooper’s Town Productions/ Lone Star Film Group/ Fox Searchlight
MPAA rating: “R for some sexuality and language”
Running time: 113 minutes
Should I Care?
In Slums of Beverly Hills — the feature film writing and directing debut of Tamara Jenkins — Marisa [...]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Black comedy · Brother/sister relationship · Father/daughter relationship · Midlife crisis · Psychoanalysis · Road trip

The Darkest Moments Any of Us Can Imagine

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments

The Dead Girl (2006)
Written by Karen Moncrieff
Directed by Karen Moncrieff
Produced by Pitbull Pictures/ Lakeshore Entertainment
MPAA rating: “R for language, grisly images and sexuality/nudity”
Running time: 85 minutes
Should I Care?
A somber mediation on all things death — physical, spiritual, emotional — The Dead Girl captures the vibe of a particularly joyless funeral. Whether or not that’s [...]

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Tags: Forensic evidence · Midlife crisis · Mother/daughter relationship · Murder mystery · Prostitute · Psycho killer

Not Really A Romance

August 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Lost In Translation (2003)
Written by Sofia Coppola
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Produced by American Zoetrope/ Elemental Films
Running time: 101 minutes
So, What’s This About?
In the Park Hyatt Hotel towering over Tokyo, two Americans meet. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a movie star drawing a $2 million paycheck to appear in a commercial for Suntory Whiskey. The deal [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Bathtub scene · Midlife crisis · Road trip · Surprise after end credits · Train · Unconventional romance