The Meddler

The Meddler

Sony Pictures etc.

April 22, 2016

Dramedy
DVD
C-

A good cast can't get past the weak script, by director Lorene Scafaria, who did the equally weak Hustlers three years later.

Juliet, Naked

Juliet, Naked

Lionsgate etc.

August 17, 2018

Dramedy
DVD
C-

I wanted to see this movie when it came out and was really looking forward to it today, especially with that cast, but I didn't actually like the characters or care what happened to them.  This is based on the Nick Hornby novel and directed by Jesse Peretz, eleven years after The Ex.

Instant Family

Instant Family

Paramount

November 16, 2018

Dramedy

DVD
C-

Odd story about foster-parenting.  Sean Anders directed and co-wrote.

Insidious

Insidious

Sony etc.

14 September 2010

Horror

DVD
D

For most of the first quarter hour, this is more like a slow-moving if slightly creepy family drama than horror, but then something happens in the attic.  James Wan directed.

Adam (2009)

Adam (2009)
Fox Searchlight
August 28, 2009
Drama, Romance
DVD
D+

A romance between a "normal" woman and a man with social anxieties.  Max Mayer wrote and directed.