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Reviews By Nathan M Rose

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Limitless

(Nathan M Rose) 08/14/2011 2:54 PM EST
What if there was a drug out there that would increase your IQ to over four digits? Would you take it? If so, what would you do with your life? Relativity Media's new film, Limitless, based on the story, Dark Fields, by Alan Glynn, aims to answer this question and more. The film follows the life of one Eddie Morra (Bra... Read More

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

(Nathan M Rose) 08/07/2011 6:16 PM EST
Brandon Routh has played some very iconic roles in recent years -- from the Man of Steel in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, to Agent Daniel Shaw on the hit NBC television series, Chuck; but now Routh has returned to become a new iconic film figure, Dylan, in the Italian comic book turned motion picture film, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. Dy... Read More

The Smurfs

(Nathan M Rose) 07/29/2011 9:01 AM EST
Those lovable Smurfs have finally hit the big screen this summer with their first theatrical live-action-film, simply entitled, The Smurfs. The Smurfs follows the adventures of Papa Smurf and his fellow Smurfs as they are sucked through a magical voxrtex from their world into our modern day society. However, to add to their troubles, the... Read More

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

(Nathan M Rose) 07/07/2011 12:32 PM EST
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid children's series, by Jeff Kinney, has become an overnight success with young adult readers everywhere; so it was no surprise when 20th Century Fox released the first book in the series last year to cinema goers worldwide. This year they continue in the series with the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.&n... Read More

Horrible Bosses

(Nathan M Rose) 07/07/2011 10:55 AM EST
There comes a time in everyone's life when their current employment makes them feel as if he/she wants to stay in bed that day and/or fantasize about plotting the demise of the person at work who makes their life miserable. This July Warner Bros and New Line Cinema film allows you to live out your fantasies with the new comedy, Horrible Bosses, sta... Read More

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

(Nathan M Rose) 06/28/2011 9:23 AM EST
The phrase, "the third time is a charm" has never held more true than with this years' Paramount and Michael Bay's third Transformer outing: Transformers: Dark Side of The Moon. Following the events of the first two films, we see Sam Witwicky as a college graduate having a hard time finding a job in society after being put ... Read More

Green Lantern

(Nathan M Rose) 06/16/2011 2:35 PM EST
After being in development since the last century, the DC comic book character, Green Lantern, premieres in North America this week as a live-action film, starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi, and Angela Bassett. The International releases are still approximately a mont... Read More

Super 8

(Nathan M Rose) 06/09/2011 8:19 AM EST
Looking for a good way to spend this summer? How about watching a classic movie such as Goonies or E.T? Or, how about watching both together? If this sounds like a good idea to you, that is what you will get with the Steven Spielberg/J. J. Abrams film, Super 8, when it roars into theaters this weekend. Super 8 the film that has be... Read More

Kung Fu Panda 2

(Nathan M Rose) 05/26/2011 3:07 PM EST
The Dragon warrior is back in the theaters this Memorial Day weekend with the release of Kung Fu Panda 2. The story takes place a little while after the first Kung Fu Panda film (2008). After earning the respect he deserved at the end of the last film, Po (Jack Black), along with the Furious Five -Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper, a... Read More

I Am Number Four

(Nathan M Rose) 05/25/2011 8:02 PM EST
Adult novels are a hot commodity in Hollywood these days, so it is no surprise that the latest hot title for children, I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore, is the latest novel to make its way to the big screen. The story is quite simple and takes it cues from a show on the CW network, John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is a teenager from another plan... Read More