Movie / Film Reviews

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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

The Last Airbender

Nathan M Rose | Jun 30, 2010

The first film in the Last Airbender trilogy, based on the first season of the Nickelodeon cartoon series of nearly the same name, follows young Aaang (Noah Ringer), the reluctant young "Last Air...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Nathan M Rose | Jun 29, 2010

Without seeing the film, just the name will evoke strong emotion in an individual, be it positive or negative. If you are at all familiar with the Twilight franchise, this review likely will not sway...

Full Review | Grade: D

The A-Team

Marco Chacon | Jun 29, 2010

When I heard Hollywood was once again plundering my childhood memories with a movie revival of an old TV show, I thought "you can have it". I was mildly interested that MMA fighter Quentin &...

Full Review | Grade: B

Jonah Hex

Nathan M Rose | Jun 21, 2010

Ever since the first successful X-men, comic-book-based films became a dime a dozen, it seems as if every month a new one appears in our local cinemas. The flavor for the month of June 2010 is J...

Full Review | Grade: D