Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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The International

Marco Chacon | Feb 15, 2009

In 1991 the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in Luxembourg was charged with money laundering, supporting terrorism, arms trafficking, and the sale of nuclear technologies. In 200...

Full Review | Grade: C

Pretty Woman

Maureen Buccellato | Feb 10, 2009

Academy Award Winner Julia Roberts (Best Actress, Erin Brockovich, 2000) and Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (Best Actor In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy, Chicago, 2002) light up the screen in...

Full Review | Grade: A

Taken

Marco Chacon | Feb 10, 2009

The trailer for Taken has Liam Neeson on the phone with his daughter who is in a hotel. She has just witnessed some thugs grab her friend, and as her father tells her to hide under the...

Full Review | Grade: C

Push

Nathan M Rose | Feb 08, 2009

If it sounds like I am gushing over Push, it is because I surely am. This film is not one to just dismiss, and if you are an action/science fiction junkie like I am, this is a "must see".

Full Review | Grade: B

RocknRolla

Nathan M Rose | Jan 31, 2009

Guy Richie, the director and creator of such cult classics as Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Full Review | Grade: C

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Marco Chacon | Jan 26, 2009

The idea of vampires vs. werewolves isn't exactly new, but the Underworld franchise does the cinematic vision of it pretty well. The vampires dress in black leather, the Lycan(thropes) wolf-out...

Full Review | Grade: B

Gran Torino

Marco Chacon | Jan 12, 2009

Eastwood, at 78, is a living-film legend. He personifies power, manliness, determination, and grit. He is a rare breed of star who proves as comfortable behind a camera as in front o...

Full Review | Grade: A

Valkyrie

Roger Longenbach | Dec 29, 2008

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 | Dec 21, 2008

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 | Dec 04, 2008

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