<em>30 Minutes or Less</em> Actually More Than 30 Minutes

30 Minutes or Less Actually More Than 30 Minutes

There is, of course, the semblance of a plot. Danny McBride and Nick Swarsdon need a hefty chunk of money to hire a two-bit hit man to knock off McBride’s dad for his lottery winnings. So they kidnap pizza boy Jesse Eisenberg, rig him up with a homemade bomb vest, and then force him to commit a bank robbery. He in turn enlists his best friend/roommate/schoolteacher Aziz Ansari to help him with this out-of-character undertaking. What else do you need to know? Continue reading 30 Minutes or Less Actually More Than 30 Minutes

Choose Your Own Adventure: Spend the Holiday Weekend with Tom Hanks or Terrence Malick

Choose Your Own Adventure: Spend the Holiday Weekend with Tom Hanks or Terrence Malick

It seems unnecessary to name Larry Crowne after the movie’s main character, our hero in this Recession Era fairy tale who loses his Walmart-ish job only to find himself. Just call it Starring Tom Hanks as Tom Hanks as Directed by Tom Hanks and be done with it. Because that’s exactly why people will see this movie. Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure: Spend the Holiday Weekend with Tom Hanks or Terrence Malick