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)

Matt Damon is at his best when he’s in disguise, not necessarily a hair and make-up disguise, but a disguise as to his true motives driving his actions. If you think about the characters he’s played, from Jason Bourne to Tom Ripley to Colin Sullivan , a corporation involved in corn flavoring in mass food products....(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 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)

Jason Segel will be starring alongside Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in the comedy "The Adventurer's Handbook" for Akiva Schaffer. Universal will be distributing the film....(more)

It's a strange love story with "Adam," a story of a young man with Asperger Syndrome whom for the first time has a romantic opportunity with a beautiful neighbor who is a schoolteacher. Strange and off-beat love story is probably what the studio marketing is going for while at the same time informing about the disease of Asperberger Syndrome which is akin to a high-functioning autistic person....(more)

Who’s up for Adam Sandler in a dramatic role? This reviewer is one of the very few who is up for it anytime , but Sandler’s role with "Funny People" happens to be an equally funny and dramatic role that will not likely, or at least entirely, alienate his fan base who won’t stand for Mr....(more)