Upper East Side Film

Insightful Perspectives on Upper East Side Movies

Monday, April 19, 2010

Kick-Ass

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Let me be very clear...this film is not for everyone. It is ultra-violent and completely deserves it's R-rating. If watching an 11...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

City Island

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A small jewel buried beneath the blockbusters and spring rejects, "City Island" will amuse you and warm your heart. It'...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Clash Of The Titans

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The original was cheesy, light and silly but fun to watch. This remake is cheesy, silly, and with the exception of three scenes, dull to ...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Greenberg

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The latest drama from writer/director Noah Baumbach, stars Ben Stiller who turns in a terrific performance as the title character. Th...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

A Prophet

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Nominated at this year's Oscars for best foreign film, "A Prophet" is a remarkable character study of a criminal's ris...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Runaways

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Every great rock band always has a charismatic lead singer and guitarist to play off each other. The Runaways weren't a great ban...

Alice In Wonderland

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You would think Tim Burton is the perfect director to give his particular vision to "Alice In Wonderland". And what better actor ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Green Zone

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How wonderful to live in a country with freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Even when we're being fed lies, Hollywood can sho...
Saturday, March 06, 2010

The Ghost Writer

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Director Roman Polanski does Brian DePalma. Based on the novel By Robert Harris, this new "suspense" drama plays like one of ...
Friday, March 05, 2010

Cop Out

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You know there's problems here from the opening shot of New York City. With the Beastie Boys "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Shutter Island

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Martin Scorsese has undeniably made so many memorable films over the years that bear repeated viewing. Sadly, "Shutter Island...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

The Wolfman

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Benicio Del Toro channels Lon Chaney in this remake of the original horror classic. The film tries to remain faithful to the original but v...
Friday, February 19, 2010

The Last Station

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Set in the 1910 Russian countryside, this wonderful film is about the last days of famed author, Leo Tolstoy. At first thought, a f...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

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Another movie franchise in the making, "The Lightning Thief" is based on the first book in a series about a young teen who dis...
Sunday, February 07, 2010

The Lovely Bones

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I enjoyed the book but therein lies the problem. If you've read the book, you will not appreciate the "in- between" as in...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

A Single Man

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Colin Firth stars in this period drama from first time director Tom Ford. It's 1962 and George Falconer has just lost his lover of...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

The White Ribbon

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Writer/director Michael Haneke brings us his latest film to excite and confound us. Mr. Haneke's work is always intelligent, provoc...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Crazy Heart

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A career high performance from Jeff Bridges anchors this tale of a past his prime county singer just trying to survive day to day on ...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

BEST & WORST of 2009

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Best of 2009 Honorable mention- Up- A very warm human comedy told through rich animation. 10) Star Trek- Works on every level. Great casting...

It's Complicated

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Rich white woman fairy tale with a charming Alec Baldwin and a very natural Meryl Streep. Nobody does "chick flicks" for adult...
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