Michael H. Weber

‘The Disaster Artist’ tells the bizarre success story of a strange man, but it lets many questions linger (Movie review)

“The Disaster Artist” (2017), now available for home viewing, starts with various actors marveling over the horrible 2003 movie “The Room” and the fact that

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‘The Disaster Artist’ reviews

John’s “The Disaster Artist” review, March 31, 2018 Michael’s “The Disaster Artist” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018

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‘Paper Towns’ is ‘American Graffiti’ for a new generation … but it’s no ‘American Graffiti’ (Movie review)

On the surface, there’s a lot to like about “Paper Towns” (now available from Redbox), as a group of high school seniors goes on one last (or

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‘The Fault in Our Stars’ romanticizes cancer … beautifully (Movie review)

Have the Kleenex ready for “The Fault in Our Stars,” a story about a teen stricken with the death sentence of cancer. Or have your stress pills

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Spectacular performances make ‘Spectacular Now’ worth seeing (Movie review)

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have carved out a niche by making movies in familiar genres but with a fresh perspective. “(500) Days

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First episode impressions: ‘Friends with Benefits’ (TV review)

As far as I can tell after two episodes, “Friends with Benefits” is a good show for people who think the main purpose of romantic relationships is

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Oh, how I love/hate ‘(500) Days of Summer’ (Movie review)

“(500) Days of Summer,” the would-be-romantic, too-sad-to-be-a-comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, starts with a narrated warning that this is not a love story. It’s

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The ugly truth: Hollywood’s marketing strategy lets us down (Movie commentary)

I have the day off. Here are my movie-going options. I can drive an hour to see “(500) Days of Summer,” which I really want to see.

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