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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Marco Chacon | Apr 05, 2010

When I saw the trailers for Fantastic Mr. Fox, I was somewhat under whelmed; the two-legged animal protagonists looked primitive to me compared to the nearly seamless, if equally-stylized look of Cora...

Full Review | Grade: A

Old Dogs

Nathan M Rose | Mar 15, 2010

From the team that brought you Old Dogs, they now give you their latest creation with Old Dog starring, John Travolta and Robin Williams. Dan (Robin Williams) and his best friend and business p...

Full Review | Grade: C

Zombieland

Marco Chacon | Mar 09, 2010

I have to admit that the trailers confused me. There seemed to be a video-game element to the film, and I knew that at least part of it took place in an amusement park. I wondered if it wa...

Full Review | Grade: A

Amelia

Roger Longenbach | Feb 21, 2010

Out on Blu-Ray from 20th Century Fox is Amelia, the story of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The story mainly covers Amelia briefly before she is selected to be...

Full Review | Grade: C

Surrogates

Marco Chacon | Jan 30, 2010

Surrogates is a decent action film and a good try at a serious sci-fi movie. It doesn't move into the classic zone in any of its categories, but it is a great try for all of them.

Full Review | Grade: B

Fame

Marco Chacon | Jan 26, 2010

Considering that Frame was just re-made, this is a timely point for a Blu-Ray release of the 1980 hit musical because it is now an oldie classic. Viewers who think they vaguely remember it...

Full Review | Grade: B

Pandorum

Marco Chacon | Jan 21, 2010

Alien, now three decades old, still sets the standard for sci-fi horror. We can see that in Pandorum's opening scenes when Dennis Quaid "slooowly" comes out of hyper-sleep...

Full Review | Grade: C

Magnolia

Marco Chacon | Jan 19, 2010

Paul Thomas Anderson's epic, Magnolia features an ensemble cast (Tom Cruise, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, and others) who share interlocking lives in a Byzantine plot. Magnolia takes 188 minut...

Full Review | Grade: C

Fringe: The Complete First Season

Marco Chacon | Jan 15, 2010

Fringe seems to be JJ Abram's answer to The X-Files. The lessons from the X-Files were: (a) if you have FBI agents with chemistry, you have the basis for a science fiction show,...

Full Review | Grade: B