In the beginning of (500) Days of Summer the narrator lets the audience in on a little secret by telling us not to get our hopes up with his “this is not a love story” jab to the heart. Not wanting to believe the worse, my internal monologue told me to ignore his bout of […]
Read more "Now Playing Review – (500) Days of Summer"If you are looking for an action packed movie then look no further. If however, you like a little substance with your explosions, you should probably try elsewhere. Sure the plot is entertaining, but that is about all this movie has. From a writing, or rather, dialog, stand point this movie failed horribly. In fact, […]
Read more "Rental Review – 12 Rounds"This Japanese import is an engaging and effective look at the struggle of feeling trapped by a countries traditions and cultures, that minus an odd 20 minutes near the end, is pretty solid all around. The Sasaki’s are an ordinary middle class family living a rather normal existence in modern Japan. Composed of mom, dad, […]
Read more "Review: Tokyo Sonata"Pete Docter’s – Monster’s, Inc. (2001) Pete Docter’s Pixar debut was a heartfelt and hilarious look into the world of monsters and what they do on the other side of our closet doors. Sully, a tall and furry blue monster, is the leading scarer at Monsters Inc., a company that harvests children’s screams to power […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – Monsters, Inc. (2001)"Duncan Jones makes his feature debut with this fantastic sci-fi film that digs into the psyche of the mind and what it means to be human and it is all fueled by a marvelous performance by Sam Rockwell. Helium-3 has saved the earth’s energy problems. A world on the verge of destroying itself through pollution […]
Read more "Review: Moon"Steven Spielberg’s – Minority Report (2002) Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Phillip K. Dick’s story is a rare blend of sci-fi, social commentary, major effects, action, noir mystery, and fun that is a blast to try and figure out and experience. Set in the not to distant future murder has been essentially eradicated in the Washington […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – Minority Report (2002)"For everyone who swooned over the last 2 films, this addition to the High School Musical franchise will satisfy the craving for more. But for the rest of the world, this is simply mediocre. Overall there is everything to be expected: singing, dance numbers, teenage drama and love. And though there is nothing wrong with […]
Read more "Rental Review – High School Musical 3: Senior Year"If Hancock had a brother, he would be Clark Kent. Okay, different dads or something, but still, there are too many similarities not to draw the comparisons. They could compete in challenges of strength, flight, etc., make up stories about where they really came from, reminisce about their memories of breaking needles in hospitals, Clark […]
Read more "Rental Review – Hancock"Robert DeNiro had a long gestating dream project about the origins of the C.I.A. Sitting on it for ten years he was finally able to bring it to fruition in 2006. Taking on a pacing and tone of its title character Edward Wilson, a collected, cold, calculated, subtle, and methodical man that helps give birth […]
Read more "The Decade’s Best – The Good Shepherd (2006)"So a few days ago I wrote an article summing up the year so far and how I thought we were having a pretty solid year being put together. Well, we might have some standouts, but I did a little math I got what the average score was for movies I’ve seen so far this […]
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Middle of the Row 