Sexy Evil Genius: Movie Review

So far from genius, the insanity of Nikki undoes the good character and acting work that came before.

Four strangers are mysteriously brought to a Los Angeles bar by a femme fatale-style ex-girlfriend they all have in common. That kind of set up for “Sexy Evil Genius” can be hit-or-miss; it's an especially odd case when it hits and misses in the same film. First we meet Zach (Seth Green) he's Nikki's old high school flame, and then we meet Miranda (Michelle Trachtenberg) from her recent lesbian days and she knows the most about Nikki. Primarily that she killed her last boyfriend. Uh, oh.		2013 Directed by: Shawn Piller Screenplay by: Scott Lew Starring: Seth Green, Katee Sackhoff, Michelle Trachtenberg, Harold Perrineau and William Baldwin

Free Samples: Movie Review

A directionless character in a mostly directionless film supported by
good actors and some funny lines.

Jillian (Jess Weixler) is a Stanford law-school drop-out reeling from her recent life choices with no direction for her future. Free Samples is one day in the life of Jillian. Covering for a friend, she’s forced to work at an ice cream truck handing out free samples of ice cream or ice cream-like substances. She doesn’t like it to say the least, but she doesn’t like much in her life.		2012 Directed by: Jay Gammill Screenplay by: Jim Beggarly Starring: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Halley Feiffer, and Jason Ritter

Paris-Manhattan: Movie Review

Getting past an immature and frustrating heroine, the film delivers a funny
and feel-good comedy about Woody Allen.

“Paris-Manhattan” features a woman obsessed with Woody Allen, much like myself and many others are. She lives in Paris, works as a pharmacist, is single, spends her days discussing Woody Allen movies and spends her nights discussing her life with Woody Allen – meaning, a poster of Woody Allen. Luckily the film got the rights to Allen’s movies, and he responds to her with things he has said before.		2012 Directed by: Sophie Lellouche Screenplay by: Sophie Lellouche Starring: Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel