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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Season 2 (Blu-ray review)
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 1012 mins | Not rated
The second season of ‘The Sarah Conner Chronicles’ explodes onto blu-ray and closes out the series in the best way possible.
If it’s an enjoyable science fiction show on the FOX network it will most likely get canceled. I think this is why the cancellation of ‘Terminator: [...]
‘Observe And Report’ or “Menace to society” (Blu-ray Review)
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 86 mins | Rated R
If you only see one mall cop movie this year, make sure it’s this one.
After viewing ‘Observe And Report’ the first time I wasn’t necessarily sure that I enjoyed the film. I laughed and had a fun time with it, but I wasn’t sure about the [...]
‘Whiteout’ or “ I blacked out from boredom.” (Review)
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Alex O’Loughlin, Columbus Short, Shawn Doyle and Tom Skerritt
Directed by Dominic Sena
Screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber
The summer movie season has come to a close. It’s now time to burn off the films that weren’t strong enough for spring or summer, which means it’s September once again. Unfortunately I [...]
‘District 9’ or “Bug people have feelings too” (Review)
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Written by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
Starring – Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Jason Cope, Sylvaine Strike and Christopher Johnson
The new film ‘District 9’ from filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is one of the most anticipated films of the year, and a film that’s true story has been hidden by a smokescreen of intense viral [...]
‘GI.Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ or “I assure you, it’s as bad as it looks” (Review)
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Written by Stuart Beattie & David Elliot
Starring: Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Byung-hun Lee, Karolina Kurkova, Saïd Taghmaoui, Arnold Vosloo and Dennis Quaid
The simple truth of the matter is that I should have known better than to watch this film. I [...]
‘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 [...]
‘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 [...]
‘Star Trek’ or “Nerds can breathe a sigh of relief now that it’s safe to like Trek again.”
Starring – Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth and Leonard Nimoy
Directed by – J.J. Abrams
Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
This is a rare time in history because for this odd, fleeting moment as long as it [...]
‘Crank: High Voltage’ or “One beautiful, chaotic mess of a film” (Review)
Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
Written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
Starring – Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr. Bai Ling, David Carradine, Corey Haim, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam and a massive amount of cameos.
After the credits of ‘Crank: High Voltage’ finished rolling, I sat there for a minute taking into account what [...]
‘Fast & Furious’ or “The curious case of the unwarranted sequel” (Review)
Directed by Justin Lin
Screenplay by Chris Morgan and Gary Scott Thompson
Starring – Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Liza Lapira
A fourth film from ‘The Fast and Furious’ franchise is in theaters and surprisingly, not a lot has changed. Let’s run down the checklist. Stoic muscle-bound protagonist, check. Paul Walker still [...]
‘…Around’ or “Welcome to the fray Mr. Spaltro” (Review)
Directed, produced and written by David Spaltro
Starring Robert Evans, Molly Ryman, Marcel Torres, Ron Brice, Berenice Mosca
There are many misconceptions in the film industry about movie budgets. Many believe films have to have extravagant budgets in the millions to be good, even decent films. First-time director, producer and writer of ‘… Around’ David Spaltro has [...]
‘Last House On The Left’ or “Nothing brings a couple together like disposing of menacing killers.” (Review)
Directed by Dennis Iliadis
Written by Adam Alleca and Carl Ellsworth
Starring Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahun, Aaron Paul, Riki Lindhome, Spencer Treat Clark
Let me start by saying that the remake of ‘Last House On The Left’ is going to be a love-it-or-hate-it film for those that see it. This is a brutal, unflinching [...]
‘Small Town Gay Bar’ or “I like dicks, men just happen to have them.” (DVD Review)
Making a well-crafted documentary it not an easy thing to accomplish. For every one outstanding documentary, there are about 20 more boring ones that get stuck in the documentary clichés. Boring, dull, stale camera work, uninteresting subjects, etc. Thankfully ‘Small Town Gay Bar’ rises above all of these documentary stereotypes. This is one of [...]
‘Friday the 13th’ or “A cautionary tale about a special needs child left to his own devices” (Review)
Directed by Marcus Nispel
Written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift
Starring – Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, Ryan Hansen, Willa Ford
I’ve never had a deep love for the slasher film genre like some people do. I was too young in the 80’s to have experienced most of the classic slasher films in [...]
