Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Our Family Wedding

Stephen Compall | Jul 27, 2010

I thought I'd seen Our Family Wedding before. To wit, there are two different cultures to be presented here. They're different, because they're different. And wh...

Full Review | Grade: B

Cop Out

Stephen Compall | Jul 26, 2010

Some time ago, Cop Out director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) played a minor role in Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Sixth Sense) action vehicle Live F...

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

The Losers

Nathan M Rose | Jul 20, 2010

It is unbelievable, but since its theatrical release only two months ago, The Losers, will be debuting and coming to Blu-ray this July. Based on the comic book of the same name, The Losers is a...

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

Hot Tub Time Machine

Nathan M Rose | Jul 12, 2010

The 1980s are back with a bang this summer as the quirky spring 2010 comedy hit, Hot Tub Time Machine, makes its way on DVD and Blu-ray. The plot is so simplistic that it isn’t...

Full Review | Grade: B

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Stephen Compall | Jul 08, 2010

Let us say that, like Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman, Jack & Bobby, Gamer), you find yourself in great need of a...

Full Review | Grade: D

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