Juno

Pros: Performances, screenplay, score

Cons: None for me

The Bottom Line: Cute, charming, funny, touching. The bottom line is deeply satisfied with its viewing experience.

Review: Teen pregnancy isn’t funny. Believe me, I’m a parent and I’m tempted to get my daughter Norplant for her eleventh birthday – that’s how scary is the notion of my baby having a baby while she’s still a baby. Most of the time, ...

Pros: Acting, direction, dialogue.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Great indie film with excellent acting.

Review: I go to the movies every week. Normally we have to go into Boston to see the good independent films, but Jason Reitman has directed an indie film so good that we got to see Juno at the local multiplex that usually only runs blockbusters. Not only that, ...

Pros: Ellen Page, fantastic dialog, unique, nice soundtrack

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Finally a fun and original comedy!

Review: I expected Juno to be another wacky Napoleon Dynamite meets Superbad comedy and I’m glad for once that I went against my pre-judgment and watched the bloody thing. It’s rather good and worthy of the Best Picture nomination it is getting by the ...

Pros: sharp dialogue, great characters, a political minefield artfully crossed with grace

Cons: slow and plodding in places, funnier in the dialogue and performances than in the plot

The Bottom Line: Like Clerks a decade ago, this film's best stuff is in the dialogue and performances - which are classic.

Review: "Oh, you think you're hot sh#t 'cause you get to sit over there and play pictionary? Well guess what? My five year old daughter could do that and let me tell you, she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed. So until you have your own kid, ...

Pros: great cast and script, sweet and funny

Cons: some crudeness

The Bottom Line: Juno is a happy movie. We need a few more of those!

Review: My exercise in Oscar awareness has proved to be enormously successful this year. The latest addition to my list of noteworthy films is Juno, which leaves me with only one of this year's Best Picture nominees yet to see. I can't claim to be too ...

Pros: Reitman's Direction, Cody's Script, Look, Humor, Locations, Music, & Cast.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Juno is a Funny, Witty, & Heartfelt Masterpiece from Jason Reitman & Screenwriter Diablo Cody with a Brilliant Performance from Ellen Page.

Review: With films about high school often trying to portray high school as something enjoyable to a young audience, most notably the High School Musical franchise. There are still those who often felt that high school was a dreadful and awkward ...

Pros: the entire cast, storyline, comedy, minimal drama

Cons: Absolutely NONE!

The Bottom Line: Run out and see Juno while you have the chance!

Review: Living in toddlerville means less time to visit the theater. So, when my husband and I see a movie, it is imperative that we choose a good one. We treated ourselves to Juno this past holiday weekend and I’m happy to report that it far exceeded ...

Pros: Good acting, great storyline

Cons: Mark's attitude

The Bottom Line: The storyline, actors and musical sequences behind the scenes made Juno to be a great movie.

Review: Teen pregnancy is an ongoing problem. About 80 percent of all teenage pregnancies are unintended. Kids have sex irresponsibly and end up having to deal with the consequence of being forced to take care of a baby while a baby. In a 2005 poll taken by ...

Pros: Between the writing, directing and performances, I would be hard-pressed to rave any higher.

Cons: There isn't a false note in this perfect little movie.

The Bottom Line: In a movie world where everything feels so calculated, this little gem speaks its own mind.

Review: There is a certain awkwardness inspired by the title character of director Jason Reitman's latest homespun comedy that has never quite been captured as perfectly in films until now. She may seem like a character, but by the end of the film, you will ...

Pros: A smart, refreshing film. Terrific performances, terrific screenplay.

Cons: NONE!!!!!

The Bottom Line: A smart and refreshing film. Honest and true, with a gutsy screenplay to boot.

Review: My pal and I have gone back and forth on the issue of independent films. He thinks that I think that indie films are flawless by nature. Not so, I'm fully aware that not all indie films are great. Every once in awhile though, the indie world ...