Upper East Side Film

Insightful Perspectives on Upper East Side Movies

Friday, August 31, 2007

Superbad

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At the heart of this raucous, silly, juvenile comedy is a warm story of friendship. "Superbad" deserves to take it's p...
Sunday, August 26, 2007

Rescue Dawn

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Werner Herzog's most commercial film to date is a drama inspired by true events. This is the story of Dieter Dengler, a German Ame...
Friday, August 10, 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

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Picking up where the last film ended, Matt Damon is still on the run trying to figure out how it all started. Director Paul Greengra...
Sunday, August 05, 2007

The Simpson's Movie

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To quote Homer Simpson, "Why pay to watch something you can see for free on TV?" Well, for starters, it's 90 minutes of...
Sunday, July 29, 2007

Talk To Me

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  Don Cheadle gives a tour de force performance in this "based on a true story" film. This is the story of Petey Greene Jr, an ex-...
Saturday, July 28, 2007

Hairspray

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Recent movie versions of Broadway shows have not really translated well to the screen with the exception of "Chicago". "Hairs...
Monday, July 16, 2007

Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix

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Film five in the series continues a trend set in the last film...the darker the better. "Phoenix" is very dark and very he...
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

You Kill Me

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Looking for something different? How about a dark comedy concerning itself with an alcoholic hitman in Buffalo NY? Ben Kingsley stars as Fra...

1408

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In this age of torture porn that passes for horror movies and slick remakes of marginal horror films, it's refreshing to watch a good ol...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Joshua

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Opening this Friday in select theaters, "Joshua" is a creepy little drama that finds the horror in one family's seemingly norm...
Monday, July 02, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard

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20 Years ago, Bruce Willis redefined the action hero in "Die Hard". Now, in the age of "24" and "Jack Bauer"...
Sunday, June 24, 2007

Nancy Drew

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Emma Roberts is one spunky teenage detective, in this modern, movie version of the well known series of books. The film is perfect for 12 ye...
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Knocked Up

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I wasn't expecting much when I heard about this film but I was pleasantly surprised when "Knocked Up" turned out to actually b...

Once

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  An Indy film in the truest sense of the word, "Once" features non-actors in a simple but effective story filmed on a shoestring ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Pirates of The Caribbean 3: At World's End

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Did you hear about the new Pirate movie? It's rated....AAARGGGH Bloated doesn't begin to describe this almost 3 hour soulless ...
Monday, May 28, 2007

Shrek The Third

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Inevitably by the time you get to the 3rd film in a series, much of the magic and originality wears off. The return of Shrek and all t...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

28 Weeks Later

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If you enjoyed the first film, "28 Days Later", you will probably want to see this sequel. Cillian Murphy decided not to particip...
Sunday, May 13, 2007

Year of The Dog

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From the mind of Mike White, who has given us "Chuck & Buck" and "The Good Girl" comes this very quirky c...
Sunday, May 06, 2007

Spiderman 3

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Well, the bloom is off the rose. If you have invested the time in the first 2 films, of course you will want to see how it all turn...

The Air I Breathe

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Another screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, "The Air I Breathe" features a great cast entwined in 4 overlapping stor...
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