Novelist Nick Hornby’s screenplay for British journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir sands a few edges off the
corners of its heroine’s story, yet the film is awfully charming. It bops along with so much esprit and lively acting.
Hilary Swank & Richard Gere
This Amelia Earhart biopic isn’t a bad movie, but it’s distressingly ordinary for such an extraordinary
subject. Played by an aptly cast and game Hilary Swank, Earhart becomes a checklist of Historical Legend accomplishments
Astro Boy Anime Movie Feature
Astro Boy first appeared in a Japanese comic in 1951. His adventures led to a ’60s Japanese TV series, then to the first of the American spin-offs, and now “Astro Boy” hits the big screen. I wish the film version of “Astro Boy” provided a stronger antidote to mediocrity. With the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell and Nicolas Cage
John C. Reilly & Patrick Fugit
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
In this campy vampire flick, the truce between vampires who sip, leaving humans a little weaker but
none the wiser, and those who gorge, leaving death and destruction behind, comes to an end. This is an adaptation of the
frothy kids book series by Darren Shan.
