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Valkyrie
Roger Longenbach | 
This honestly is a hard movie to review.  We can give away the plot, since it's based on a true story (they don't kill Hitler), so all that's left is the technical aspects of the film.
Full Review  | Grade: C

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Marco Chacon | 
When making a remake there are usually a few options.  From what I understand, Gus Van Sant's, Psycho, was almost shot-for-shot.  We have also seen general updates (Ocean's 11 or The Italian...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Transporter 3
Marco Chacon | 
Although you have to judge a movie by its pedigree, there also has to be a line at which you stop. Thrillers need to at least have moderately smart plots; action needs to actually be exciting, and so...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Bolt
Marco Chacon | 
Kid's movies walk a fine line; they have to keep children entertained, so they require a story that is very basic, drama that is extremely explicit and "universal" (and not 'adult'), and the...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Quantum of Solace
Marco Chacon | 
EON Productions is methodically remaking the Bond franchise.  Starting with Casino Royale, they moved it more along the Bourne axis into gritty action and away from the suave super-spy that Roger...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Twilight
Marco Chacon | 
In judging a movie, you have to make allownaces for the type of movie it is.  If it is  derived from a much beloved book, that is one thing.  If it's a high school flick, that is anothe...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Nathan M Rose | 
Kevin Smith, one the most creative comedic directors of modern cinema, is at it again with his latest film, "Zack and Miri Make A Porno" -- the story of two friends (Seth Rogan and Elizabeth...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Pride and Glory
Marco Chacon | 
The police-drama, as an art-form, usually centers on family and betrayal.  The world of a police officer is a pressure cooker of low wages, an absolute code of honor, and danger.  The occupa...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Max Payne
Marco Chacon | 
I fall in the dead-center category of the target market for this film.  I was a huge fan of the two video games (Max Payne and Max Payne 2: the Fall of Max Payne).  I liked them not only for...
Full Review  | Grade: D

Quarantine
Marco Chacon | 
The story behind Quarantine is brutally simple: something--some disease--breaks out in a low-rent building in Los Angeles. It just so happens that a film crew shadowing a fire department t...
Full Review  | Grade: B

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