Email Author ROBERT WILONSKY

2008 Stories by ROBERT WILONSKY

• Neither Tina Fey Nor Amy Poehler Seem Invested in 'Baby Mama,' Their Surrogate-Mommy Comedy

  published April 24, 2008

  Nobody's Baby Neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler seem the least bit invested in their surrogate mommy comedy I... More >>

• 'Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay' Is a Forced Act Two

  published April 24, 2008

  Let's Go to PrisonHarold and Kumar get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act twoJon Hurwitz and Hayden... More >>

• In the Judd Apatow-Produced 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' Jason Segel Uses His Balls to Great Effect

  published April 17, 2008

  Sad Sack Cinema Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel is... More >>

• In 'Smart People,' Intelligence Goes Soft in This Dennis Quaid/Sarah Jessica Parker Rom-Com

  published April 10, 2008

  Ordinary People Intelligence goes soft in this more obvious than smart rom-com Smart people got no... More >>

• Vegas Blackjack Flick '21' Doesn't Hit the Jackpot, Doesn't Even Come Close, Even With Kevin Spacey

  published March 27, 2008

  Vegas Blackjack Flick '21' Doesn't Hit the Jackpot, Doesn't Even Come Close, Even With Kevin Spacey More >>

• The Bank Job Finds a Slot for Leading Man Jason Statham

  published March 6, 2008

  Fast and Loose True or false, heist flick The Bank Job is too much fun to fact-check "Based on a true... More >>

• Semi-Pro Is Only Half-Bad—The Will Ferrell Half

  published February 28, 2008

  Personal Foul Will Ferrell's umpteenth sports comedy is only half-bad-His half Semi-Pro is much... More >>

• [DVDish] Move Along, Kids: Reviews of Justic League, The Darjeeling Limited, More

  published February 28, 2008

  Justice League: The New Frontier(Warner Bros.) Based on Darwyn Cooke's comic-book mini-series,... More >>

• Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind Comes Up Short, Stale, Flat

  published February 21, 2008

  Straight to Video Michel Gondry attempts to celebrate DIY filmmaking, but comes up short, stale, flat The... More >>

• Absolutely, Positively See Definitely, Maybe

  published February 14, 2008

  Didn't get enough of  Bill Clinton? Have we got a movie for you Sandwiched somewhere between the American... More >>

• Chick Flick, Two Ways

  published January 17, 2008

  If Diane Keaton were a comer in 2007, she'd likely be stuck in romantic comedies cooked up in movie-studio test kitchens. No Godfather... More >>

• DVDish

  published January 10, 2008

  Joshua (Fox) George Ratliff's movie, a sort of satirical take on Rosemary's Baby, came and went upon... More >>

• DVDish

  published January 3, 2008

  Eastern Promises (Universal) David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen are becoming a Bizarro World Hitchcock/Cary... More >>