Movie / Film Reviews

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Takers

Stephen Compall | Aug 26, 2010

There is no justice in the world, but there can be justice in film, so Takers in its later acts becomes bent on digging up the flaws in its characters, so carefully papered over in the run-up to the heist, and punishing them for it.

Full Review | Grade: C

The Switch

Nathan M Rose | Aug 19, 2010

The Switch, based on a short story by Jeffrey Eugenides, stars Jennifer Aniston (Kassie) and Jason Batman (Wally). They are two best friends and are going through their own middle-age cr...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Expendables

Chris Rebholz | Aug 15, 2010

The Expendables is a no holds barred, make no apologies, straight up action flick. Within the first ten minutes of the movie we see what kind of guys we are dealing with and what we can expect from th...

Full Review | Grade: B

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Chris Rebholz | Aug 14, 2010

Believe it or not but the growth of the comic book movie has been going on for about the past 20 years now. It began, for some of you, with Tim Burtons Batman. That movie was a great success. It was a...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Other Guys

Roger Longenbach | Aug 08, 2010

In the tradition of buddy cop movies and television shows, like Miami Vice, Starsky & Hutch, Lethal Weapon, and Dragnet comes The Other Guys. But...

Full Review | Grade: B

Dinner For Schmucks

Stephen Compall | Jul 30, 2010

Where should we place him on the Michael Scott axis? It is the first question brought to our minds by the appearance of by now quite typecast Steve Carell (The Office, The 40-Year O...

Full Review | Grade: C

Salt

Stephen Compall | Jul 23, 2010

Salt may be a spy movie, but we begin by eschewing the spy movie form in favor of the slightly awkward introduction of plot device Mike (August Diehl, Inglourious Basterds), fol...

Full Review | Grade: B

Despicable Me

Marco Chacon | Jul 14, 2010

According to voice actor, Steve Carell (The Office) Gru sounds like a cross between Ricardo Montalban and Bela Lugosi. He is a bald-headed, pointed-nosed super villai...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nathan M Rose | Jul 13, 2010

If you are looking for a great summer popcorn film, then The Sorcerer's Apprentice is it.

Full Review | Grade: B

Predators

Stephen Compall | Jul 12, 2010

Do you realize how great things are now? No longer are we bound by the conventions of cinema to listen to Jesse Ventura wax metaphor on his sexual prowess. The adhocracy of special effects devices has...

Full Review | Grade: C