Archive for July, 2009

RA: Renters Anonymous – July 28th, 2009

New Releases
Fast & Furious – 6.1/10 – Trailer
Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot
Heading back to the streets where it all began, two men rejoin two women to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert. When a crime brings [...]


‘Pushing Daisies’ Season 2 DVD Review or “Canceled far too soon”

The Pie-maker makes his last stand on DVD  (and blu-ray)
By all accounts, ‘Pushing Daisies’, the whimsical series about mystery solving pie-maker making the dead come back to life, is not a series that should have even made it past the pilot eisode, let alone to season 2. Shows this good just don’t last that long [...]


RA: Renters Anonymous – July 21st, 2009

New Releases
Watchmen – 7.2/10 – Trailer
Starring Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerma, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is [...]


Renters Anonymous – June 14th, 2009

New Releases
The Haunting in Connecticut
Starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Martin Donovan, Sophi Knight, Ty Wood, Erik J Berg
Based on a true story, The Haunting in Connecticut charts one family’s real-life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their [...]


Renters Anonymous – July 7th, 2009

New Releases
Push – 5/10 – Trailer
Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Li Xiaolu, Ming-Na
A group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities are hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever. [...]


‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ or “People, it’s based off an 80’s toy line and directed by Michael Bay – don’t go in expecting high concept art.” (Review)

Directed by Michael Bay
Written by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci

Starring – Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Isabel Lucas and John Turturro 
Fact: If you enjoyed the first ‘Transformers’ film and found it to be a fun summer action film then you will most likely enjoy the sequel [...]


‘Away We Go’ or “NBC comedy stars get existential.” (Review)

Directed by Sam Mendes
Written by Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida
Starring – John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O’Hara, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Paul Schneider and Maggie Gyllenhaal
‘Away We Go’. This is a film I’ve been eagerly awaiting to see ever since I watched the trailer for it. The trailer had that indie film spark [...]