By Max Evry in New York Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you survived the imminent zombie apocalypse? Wonder no further, as director Ruben Fleischer has crafted a tale that illuminates the harsh realities of life in a world where 99% of the population has turned into walking flesheating corpses....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles “Extract” is everything good you’d expect out of a Mike Judge comedy, but I love Judge’s previous film so much that I can hardly contain myself. You know, the one from 2007 that was released on very few screens nationwide sans critics screenings and no publicity?...(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles Jason Bateman has become a saving grace in recent years as a supporting player in such movies as “State of Play,” “Hancock,” “Mr. Magorium’s Magic Emporium” and “Juno” often bringing his much needed sardonic wit to far-fetched proceedings....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles With "Inglourious Basterds," French actress Melanie Laurent contributes as an addition to Quentin Tarantino's ever-increasing catalog of strong babes who can outthink and out-action the men surrounding her. One could play with words fancily or mince with them....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles Eli Roth has the most outrageous character nickname in "Inglorious Basterds" as “The Bear Jew.” To date, this is Roth’s largest part on-screen although he has not necessarily been a forefront actor....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles Diane Kruger is just one of many impressive actors on the "Inglorious Basterds" roster, and like the rest of her cast mates, she can consider her new Quentin Tarantino film as one of her shining career highlights. As German actress Bridget von Hammersmark , Kruger practices her German and English dialects for the film – a World War II film that is not historical docudrama but Quentin Tarantino-inspired fantasy....(more)

By Max Evry Competing with Meryl Streep's whirlwind performance as Julia Child would be a challenge for any actress, but luckily the other side of the sterling cast of “Julie & Julia” is the winsome Amy Adams, who portrays real-life blogger Julie Powell. After creating a challenge to cook 524 of Child's recipes in one year, Powell was able to turn her obsession with cooking into the basis for a book, which this movie is partly based on....(more)

By Max Evry Nora Ephron's sumptuous new comedy “Julie & Julia” takes audiences on a journey… or, actually, two parallel journeys in which real-life women of different generations both use food as a means of catapulting themselves into more fulfilling lives. This culinary celebration began when Julie Powell decided to blog her experiences making every recipe in Julia Child's famous 720-page tome “Mastering The Art of French Cooking”....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles Sasha Grey is a porn star of 150-plus titles who has broken into the American mainstream movie business via director Steven Soderbergh who cast her in “The Girlfriend Experience.” The film is a deliberately arty but arresting look at a high-rental call-girl , a black & white classic that had similar themes with a working girl....(more)