The Playlist  News

Contest Giveway: 3 Copies Of Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult' DVD Starring Charlize Theron

If we had to pick one grossly underrated film from 2011, definitely high up on our collective list would be Jason Reitman's "Young Adult." And if we had to pick one criminally undervalued performance from 2011 that deserved to score an Oscar nomination but didn't, Charlize The...

The Playlist  News

Patton Oswalt Disappointed Charlize Theron Wasn't Nominated At The Oscars, But Thrilled For Melissa McCarthy & Demian Bichir

The Oscars, remember those? It all seems like a distant memory now, and it's hard to believe it was just a couple of weeks ago that we were sitting down in extra stretchy pants with some beer and unhealthy snack food to watch the annual Super Bowl for the movies. And while time will tell what th...

The Playlist  News

Patton Oswalt Talks With Garry Shandling About Preparing For 'Young Adult' & Being Cool With A Naked Charlize Theron

Tis the season for awards campaigns, which means that, all around Hollywood over the next month or so, studios and publicity firms will be hosting special screenings and mixer parties featuring delectable hors d’oeuvres and, even better, open bar.

The Playlist  News

'Young Adult' Star Patton Oswalt Talks Transforming For The Film & How His French Bulldog Helped Get Him The Job

Going into “Young Adult,” Jason Reitman’s new dark comedy, you kind of already have a sensation that Charlize Theron is going to dazzle you as the boozy, emotionally stunted author of a series of young adult novels who returns to her hometown in an effort to woo a former beau.

Indiewire  News

Palm Springs Film Festival Names 'Young Adult' for Vanguard Award

"Young Adult" will be awarded the 23 annual Palm Springs International Film Festival's Vanguard Award on Jan. 7. Director Jason Reitman, writer Diablo Cody and stars Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt will all be present to accept the award on behalf of the black comedy.

Women and Hollywood  Reviews

Young Adult

I heart Young Adult.  I heart it because it is an awesome and original story.  I heart it because Charlize Theron hits it out of the park as the horribly bitchy Mavis a woman stuck in her high school self because that was when she was queen.  You know when you look at the male footbal...

Leonard Maltin  Reviews

Young Adult—movie review

What are we to make of Young Adult? Clearly, we’re meant to applaud Charlize Theron’s willingness to use her beauty more as a shield than an asset as she plays a thoroughly unlikable character. A onetime high-school heartthrob, she’s fallen into a pitiable state—barely employ...

Indiewire  Reviews

Critical Consensus: Scott Foundas and Stephanie Zacharek on "Tinker Tailor" And "Young Adult"

Movieline chief film critic Stephanie Zacharek and Film Society of Lincoln Center associate programmer Scott Foundas take on "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "Young Adult."

Indiewire  Reviews

"Young Adult" Isn't as Awkward As Jason Reitman Thinks

Charlize Theron might not be her own worst critic, but she's certainly the most honest. Accepting a tribute at the Gotham Awards last week, she singled out Jason Reitman, director of "Young Adult." She didn't mince words: "Jason," she said, "thank you for letting me play such a bitch."

The Playlist  Reviews

Review: Charlize Theron Shines In The Unflinchingly Funny & Painful 'Young Adult'