Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Wall-E Roger Longenbach |  Jun 30, 2008 I have been worried about his film for the last year or so, ever since I watched the teaser trailer where Andrew Stanton recaps the development of the ideas that the creative heads at Pixar tossed aro... Full Review  | Grade: A

Wanted Nathan M Rose |  Jun 29, 2008 Once in a while, there are movies that break the mold of your typical action genre and define the next few years of action films. In the 1980's, it was Die Hard; in the 1990's, it was the Matrix; in t... Full Review  | Grade: B

The Happening Marco Chacon |  Jun 21, 2008 It's no surprise that M. Night makes challenging movies--exactly who they challenge, though, is a matter of some opinion. The consensus seems to be that they challenge audiences on a mass scale to thi... Full Review  | Grade: C

The Sword In The Stone Maureen Buccellato |  Jun 15, 2008 It's been 45 years since the 1963 release of Disney's "The Sword in the Stone". To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Disney has released this timeless classic on DVD. Prepare to be encha... Full Review  | Grade: A

The Incredible Hulk Nathan M Rose |  Jun 15, 2008 Ever since The Crow was released in 1994 and refined the superhero genre, it seems Hollywood cannot get enough of... Full Review  | Grade: B

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Roger Longenbach |  May 19, 2008 Much delayed, Prince Caspian has been released almost two and half years after The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.  The original cast of the Pevensie children has retu... Full Review  | Grade: A

Speed Racer Marco Chacon |  May 17, 2008 Speed Racer isn't just an adaptation. It's a live-action anime executed with fearless conviction. Full Review  | Grade: C

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead Marco Chacon |  May 08, 2008 All the cool kids are shooting video on their phones and using handcams these days so when Romero goes for a reboot of his moribund Dead franchise he picks up where Full Review  | Grade: C

The Forbidden Kingdom Marco Chacon |  Apr 29, 2008 You'd expect the first collaboration between Jet Li and Jackie Chan to be something special: together they're about as close as we come to a cultural icon on the scale of Bruce Lee. Indeed, filmed par... Full Review  | Grade: B

The Ruins Marco Chacon |  Apr 10, 2008 Horror has several elements that make it really sparkle. First, it has to scare you--this should be obvious but there are different kinds of "scared." There's the "Boo" effect when... Full Review  | Grade: C