MOVIE REVIEW – THOR
Branagh does a good job of balancing the work of his actors with all the glitz, glitter and action sequences that abound in Asgard.
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MOVIE REVIEW – BRIDESMAIDS
You may have wondered what the ladies were doing and talking about while the men were horsing around in films like “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover”.
MOVIE REVIEW – WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Overall, my masculine side says this film is a blockbuster that you’ll quickly forget you saw. My feminine side says Robert Pattison is hot.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE CONSPIRATOR
It was like watching an undergrad film of a boring play starring freshmen actors.
MOVIE REVIEW – SOURCE CODE
Jake Gyllenhaal redeems his career after the embarrassingly awful “Prince of Persia” and turns in a fine, heartwarming performance
MOVIE REVIEW – LIMITLESS
A film like this demands a charismatic and vulnerable lead actor, and Bradley Cooper is quickly establishing himself as the right guy for those jobs.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are maybe the first action film couple I’ve seen in years that had great chemistry.
MOVIE REVIEW – BEASTLY
Watching the filmmaking team’s decision-making process about what kind of look the beast would have would probably be much more fascinating than watching the movie.
MOVIE REVIEW – BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
I’ve been drinking heavily and my perception of time is just a little bit off, but don’t give me that look, because I got the points of the movie and this is still an important review, so shut up.
MOVIE REVIEW – TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
I knew the 80’s. The 80’s were a friend of mine. “Take Me Home Tonight”, you’re not the 80’s.
MOVIE REVIEW – GNOMEO & JULIET
This highly entertaining animated film is exactly what Shakespeare geeks who also happen to love animation have been waiting for.
MOVIE REVIEW – WINTER’S BONE
The terrifying adults in this film often acted as if they hid the town secret of the local werewolf, but no such wolf ever shows.
MOVIE REVIEW – HALL PASS
The banter between characters is great and the situations they’re put into are pure, envelope-pushing comedy gold as only the Farrellys can deliver.
THE MOVIE THAT PISSED ME OFF: THE ECLIPSE
I wish the actors would either stop mumbling, speak up, or the sound mixer would equalize the volume.
FROM THE DARK SIDE: JACK KETCHUM’S “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR”
I watch many, many dark, disturbing films, but most don’t even come close to this masterpiece of fear.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE WAY BACK
“The Way Back” is my new all-time favorite movie about prisoners escaping a Russian Gulag camp during World War II
MOVIE REVIEW – THE RITE
The horror is mostly derived from sudden, shocking moments and not from the true nature of evil.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Bening is riveting here, as she has the ability to work the camera and turn you inside out, proving once again why she is one of the best ever.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE COMPANY MEN
It succeeds because it manages to tell the big story through the smaller stories of these men and their families
MOVIE REVIEW – TRON: LEGACY
Some of it makes sense and some of it not so much. But is any of that the point? No, not really.
MOVIE REVIEW – TANGLED
Disney is successful at making animated films because their stories and storytelling have something for every generation in the room.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE KING’S SPEECH
The interplay between Firth and Rush in the movie is not only a master class in acting, but it is some of the most fun you’ll see in a movie.
MOVIE REVIEW – NO STRINGS ATTACHED
When I think of fun and witty romantic comedy leading ladies I don’t think of Natalie Portman.
FROM THE DARK SIDE: LET ME DIE QUIETLY
A noir-type thriller that may require a certain mind-set from it’s audience for true appreciation.
MOVIE REVIEW – SEASON OF THE WITCH
If you want a film with an interesting plot and performances, look elsewhere.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE FIGHTER
The first word that comes to mind after watching this film is WOW and then WOW again.
FROM THE DARK SIDE: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE)
Tom Six’s film is about a trio of people who are sewn together mouth to ass to create a “centipede” type creature. And then when one defecates, well…..you know.
INDIE REPORT – NO FOOTING
We all have dreams, but if we don’t achieve them, does that mean we can’t still be happy?
FROM THE DARK SIDE: OTIS
Maybe it will help convince young girls not to talk to big, creepy strangers in their front yards.
MOVIE REVIEW – TRUE GRIT
Joel and Ethan Coen have directed better films than this version of “True Grit”, but not many directors have directed films even this good.
MOVIE REVIEW – SOMEWHERE
It’s as if Sofia Coppola dug up an early draft of “Lost In Translation”, tweaked a couple of things, and tried to dress it up as a new study of the same themes.
MOVIE REVIEW – ALL GOOD THINGS
If you know a rich family, or are part of a rich family, you know how messed up things can be.
MOVIE REVIEW – 127 HOURS
An exercise in claustrophobic self-reflection that allows the viewer to imagine, if inadequately, the horror and dread of Ralstonʼs predicament.
MOVIE REVIEW – BURLESQUE
The latest in a long line of movie musicals that proves Hollywood takes one successful idea and beats it into the ground until there’s nothing good left.
MOVIE REVIEW – BLACK SWAN
Ms. Portman delivers an uneasy, tense showing that will certainly garner an Oscar nomination and perhaps the award itself.