Film Reviews
Current films, current DVD's and forgotten classics are reviewed in our effort to save you time in your pursuit of an interesting and entertaining evening at the movies.
Get Low
Felix was a hermit, who stayed to himself, and kept himself locked up inside to the point that no one knew the truth, in the history, of who he was, and how he got that way.
May 26th, 2011
The Adjustment Bureau
"The Adjustment Bureau's," first time Director George Nolfi took his screenplay of a Phillip K. Dick short story, "Adjustment Team," and very carefully made a fine first film.
May 26th, 2011
The Fighter
Wahlberg goes for the welterweight title, but Bale deserved the Golden Globe.
May 26th, 2011
Artificial Intelligence
David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
January 1st, 2011
The Fountain
Therefore, the Lord God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed a flaming sword to protect the tree of life. - Genesis 3:24
January 1st, 2011
Winter's Bone
This is a story that, at first, one may question whether it should even be told. At the end of the film, one realizes that it had to be told, if only to give hope that there can be an unlikely hero.
January 1st, 2011
All Good Things
This well acted film struggles to find its place, but falls somewhat short of success.
January 1st, 2011
The Mission
One man sought redemption, the other sought parity for the weak, powerless. Together they found themselves working for the Lord against those who were called to represent Him - the Catholic Church.
January 1st, 2011
Leaves of Grass
The film "Leaves of Grass" is less to do with Walt Whitman's opus, and more of a discussion of this aforementioned human condition, and yet still a comedy of sorts.
January 1st, 2011
Robin Hood
Timeless tale told well would be an understatement; but, was it told well enough to placate the most ardent critic, who expected far too much? Possibly not.
January 1st, 2011
RED
It is a film with a purpose, and that purpose is to keep you entertained with constant action and copious quantities comedic relief, while Frank and his eclectic group of retired agents endeavor on.
December 31st, 2010
Jackass 3D
"Jackass" stands apart from similar shows and imitators because of the particular personalities involved, and because of the surreal sensibility that has always been such a big part of the sho
December 31st, 2010
The Phantom of the Opera
If you draw back in fear from this film, you will surely regret it.
December 31st, 2010
The Road
The apocalypse of men's souls is the theme of this morality play played out upon the bleak landscape of a dying world.
December 31st, 2010
Fiddler on the Roof
The 1971 film adaptation of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is not only one of the best musicals of all time; it is also one of the best movies ever made.
December 31st, 2010
Oxford Murders
This farcical hypothesis was presented at a symposium by mathematician / philosopher Arthur Seldom, played by character actor John Hurt.
December 31st, 2010
Inception
After emerging from the dark theater into the glaring midday sun, following a 148 minute descent into Christopher Nolan's dream sequence, Inception, I'm not embarrassed to say that it took splashing my face with cold water to assure myself that I was really awake.
December 31st, 2010
The Pacific, Installments III & IV
The toughest and bloodiest war ever fought on this planet was fought all over the globe in two theaters of action. This is the story about one of them -The Pacific.
December 31st, 2010
The Blind Side
Touching film full of life lessons, with more than its share of unforced humor, “The Blind Side” was easily one of the best films of 2009.
December 31st, 2010
The Warlords
Co-directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip ably brought to their audience in “The Warlords,” a fair representation of the prevailing desperation of a people constantly engaged in conflict
December 31st, 2010
Full Metal Jacket
"Goodbye My Sweetheart, Hello Vietnam" This refrain from Dave Dudley's country ditty, an integral melody in the soundtrack of the classic "Full Metal Jacket" regarding a more patriotic approach to the Vietnam predicament, is etched in my subconscious as I reconsider Stanley Kubrick's grim satirical
December 31st, 2010
Being John Malkovich
All Things Malkovich And the film works. I know it sounds crazy, but that is essentially why this film is so alluring. An entire film built around seeing the world through the eyes of one of America's great current character actors - John Malkovich - and it works due to the outstanding story / scree
December 31st, 2010
Donnie Darko
Looking to the Future can be Hazardous to your Health Or maybe I could be wrong. That's what the coming of age / sci-fi film "Donnie Darko" does to me - every time I see it. By the time it is over, I don't know whether I'm coming or going - more questions than answers - and then I get it. And then I
December 31st, 2010
Gladiator
Ridley Scott employed the perfect balance of narrative, cinematic imagery and adventure to build the timeless tale of a once great empire beginning its fall into the moral decay that was Rome.
December 31st, 2010
Being There
Naivety and Innocence are Comfortable Collaborators in this humorous farce, Peter Sellers' second to his last movie, before his death in 1980, may also be his second best. "Being There," directed by Hal Ashby, is a humorous farce that marries the innocence of an illegitimate child; sheltered from the
December 31st, 2010
The Whole Wide World
The Story of the Best Pulp Fiction Writer in "The Whole Wide World" was a Whale of a Tale Pulp Fiction Writer Robert Ervin Howard, who in life was successful in the most difficult of economic times and in death celebrated for his effusive talent of "spinning" the most powerful of "yarns," is the sub
December 31st, 2010
Food, Inc.
Altogether, Food, Inc. is a must-see for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about where the food they eat actually comes from and the conditions under which it is produced.
December 31st, 2010
The Eclipse
This small film tests the intermix of human emotion and paranormal world ... and it works well enough.
December 31st, 2010
The Pacific, Installments I & II
The toughest and bloodiest war ever fought on this planet was fought all over the globe in two theaters of action. This is the story about one of them -ThePacific.
December 31st, 2010
UP
The Brainchild of Peter Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy, Up is a poignant parody on the adventure of life.
December 31st, 2010
To Kill a Mockingbird
I always wanted to know an Atticus Finch, and yet I never quite met him. I never found him in any of my coaches, my teachers, my friends, the fathers of my friends.
December 31st, 2010
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker, awarded the Oscar for the Best Picture of the Year, is an important film that will be remembered as a perfunctory exposition of the occupation of Iraq in the War on Terror.
December 31st, 2010
Where the Wild Things Are
I do try to give films a good go of it when I try to enjoy them as art or simply entertainment. In terms of "Where the Wild Things Are," I tried to look at the picture trough the eyes of an
December 31st, 2010
Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese pays heavy homage to film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this film with as many twists as a steep mountain road.
December 31st, 2010