Upper East Side Film

Insightful Perspectives on Upper East Side Movies

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Lincoln

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     Impeccable acting all around is the only reason to see this history lesson brought to life by director Steven Spielberg. Daniel Day-L...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Skyfall

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    The latest installment from over 50 years of James Bond adventures is an excellent addition to the series. Ian Fleming would be proud ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Perks of Being A Wallflower

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                 On the surface, this is just another teenage "coming of age" movie but there is much more depth to this story t...
Monday, November 05, 2012

Flight

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           The new film from director Robert Zemeckis is a powerful drama that is more about alcoholism and addiction than piloting a comm...
Thursday, November 01, 2012

The Sessions

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      Helen Hunt and John Hawkes star in an unconventional story of love based on the real life of crippled polio victim, Mark O'Brien...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Seven Psychopaths

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       The latest black comedy form writer/director Martin McDonagh falls short of his excellent prior film,"In Bruges" but neve...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Cloud Atlas

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      A sprawling, ambitious film of epic proportions, writers/directors Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer should be applauded just f...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

ARGO

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    Ben Affleck directs and stars in this exciting new thriller based on a real story. The film works perfectly on every level providing t...
Sunday, October 07, 2012

The Master

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      A master class in acting keeps you mesmerized to the screen even if the story doesn't. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix ...

Passion

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 Brian DePalma is the perfect director for a English version of the French thriller, "Love Crimes".  Of course leave it to Mr. D...
Saturday, October 06, 2012

Room 237

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      One of the strangest documentaries you will ever see and a must for fans of "The Shining".            Over the years, ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Trouble With The Curve

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      Otherwise know as "Trouble With This Movie", this plodding "baseball" film is more about a father/ daughter ther...
Sunday, September 02, 2012

The Bourne Legacy

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     More like "The Boring Legacy" but don't blame star Jeremy Renner. Mr. Renner is in the unfortunate position of replacin...
Saturday, September 01, 2012

Total Recall

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      Let's get it out of the way, immediately. The original film was a classic and why mess with a classic? When Hollywood can't ...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Lawless

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       Based on a true story, this Prohibition story set in 1931, aspires to greatness and while entertaining, falls short of that mark. ...

The Campaign

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              Vulgar and raunchy but loaded with laughs, "The Campaign" is unlike any other political satire you may have see...

Premium Rush

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    A thin plot propels you through the streets of Manhattan as seen through the eyes of bike messengers.  Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Killer Joe

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    Based on the play by Tracy Letts, this new film by director William Friedkin, is a Texas "trailer trash" whopper of a tale. ...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Easy Money

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 Not the Rodney Dangerfield '80's comedy but a new crime thriller from Norway, endorsed by Martin Scorsese. The film stars Joel Ki...

Searching For Sugarman

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 I knew almost nothing about this film but a few people I know started recommending it. I finally caught up with it and I'm so glad I ...
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