Time Well Spent | FilmIsLife.com

The Time Traveler’s Wife

Conversation begun Aug 15 2009

[Time Well Spent] Though naturally reworked to accommodate cinema, the story remains true and its effects lasting. Come on ahead ~ and newbies like me, likewise.
Turn the River

Conversation begun Jul 10 2009

[Time Well Spent] aka My Deliberate Famke Follow-Up. Last week, readers T and creejay both expressed appreciation for this performance when I recounted my recent accidental Famke Janssen festival. They were right.
My Sister’s Keeper

Conversation begun Jun 24 2009

[Time Well Spent] While My Sister's Keeper opens very boldly indeed, it balks just short of a frank discussion of the issue, sidestepping instead onto a emotional, Beaches-ian path.
The Wrestler

Conversation begun Jun 17 2009

[Time Well Spent] Mickey Rourke is spot on, yet the film itself somehow isn't. Yet it's still eminently worth seeing, and thus we ourselves experience The Wrestler's heartbreaking contradiction.
Terminator Salvation

Conversation begun May 29 2009

[Time Well Spent] Terminator Salvation honors its franchise, and presents a single story that holds its own. If you haven't seen the others, do so first. If you have, come on in, you'll feel right at home.
Duets

Conversation begun May 03 2009

[Time Very Well Spent] A fun little sleeper involving karaoke from 2000 that was the first, and unfortunately the last, joint project of late director Bruce Paltrow and his daughter, Gwyneth.
The Soloist

Conversation begun Apr 23 2009

[Time Very Well Spent] The much-anticipated The Soloist opened amid a mixed but generally positive reception ~ and for a wide variety of reasons is well worth seeing, not the least of which is that it's a true story.
Earth

Conversation begun Apr 16 2009

[Time Very Well Spent] The filmmakers do a good job of making the Circle of Life points without going into details. Here's the lowdown on who makes it and who doesn't, with specificity.
Monsters vs. Aliens

Conversation begun Mar 26 2009

[Time Well Spent] The colorful characters of Monsters vs. Aliens arrive tomorrow to take northern California and the rest of the country by storm in a wild ride of silliness and action.
RoboCop

Conversation begun Feb 05 2004

[Time Well Spent] Update Jan 2011: This movie is awesome with cap guns.