The Believer (2001)
Director:Henry Bean
Release Date:2002 May 17
Starring:Billy Zane, Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix
What Worked?
Mesmerizing, powerful, and important; these are the words that are slapped onto film posters and inserted into trailers time and time again...
Stone (2010)
Director:John Curran
Release Date:2010 October 9
Starring:Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Robert DeNiro
What Worked?
Our natural attraction to sin, amongst other fragile components of the human condition, is under the microscope in John Curran’...
Animal Factory (2000)
Director:Steve Buscemi
Release Date:2000 October 13
Starring:Danny Trejo, Edward Furlong, Mickey Rourke, Willem Dafoe
What Worked?
Mainstream prison flicks usually turn up the rebellious glamour of being locked up, but Steve Buscemi’s Animal F...
Red (2010)
Director:Robert Schwentke
Release Date:2010 October 15
Starring:Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman
What Worked?
Like classic rock stars doing a reunion concert, Red works in giving the audience a great show. Director Robe...
The Runaways (2010)
Director: Floria Sigismondi
Release Date: 2010 March 19
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kristin Stewart, Michael Shannon
What Worked?
Most bio-pics follow a by-the-books routine, and The Runaways is no different; however, the performances save the film ...
The Other Guys (2010)
Director: Adam McKay
Release Date: 2010 August 6
Starring: Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Will Ferrell
What Worked?
At its best, The Other Guys is fantastically random, coming at you from left field and drawing genuine laughs. Adam McK...