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IHM Staff Pick – March 18th, 2010: “Sunshine”

Sunshine (2007)
Starring: Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Chipo Chung, Mark Strong
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Sunshine can is a sci-fi thriller that has a very simple plot but is complex and well directed.  Plot: It’s 2057 and the sun is dying, if [...]


IHM Staff Pick – March 4, 2010: “Lars and the Real Girl”

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, Patricia Clarkson
Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG 13
Lars and the Real Girl is a nice little film about a semi-normal guy that lives in a small town in his brothers detached garage.  He’s never been in a relationship and doesn’t [...]


IHM Staff Pick – Feb. 25, 2010: “Once”

Once (2006)
Starring: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Directed by: John Carney
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Rating: R
Once is a low budget independent Irish film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, it tells the story of an unnamed busker (Glen Hansard) and an immigrant woman (Markéta Irglová) who begin to fall for one another. The two write, [...]


New Thursday Feature – IHM Staff Picks

IHM Staff Comes to the Rescue!
As the weekend approaches, you’re bound to be haunted by one extremely important question: What movie(s) am I going to watch?
Ever stroll through the local video store in hopes of finding the perfect film, but instead leave with a handful of garbage and a bag of Swedish Fish? We’ve all [...]


RA: Renters Anonymous – November 25th, 2008

This Week: November 25th, 2008

New Releases
Hancock – 6.5/10 – Trailer
Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman
The powerful alcoholic and clumsy John Hancock is the most hated person in Los Angeles, as in spite of saving lives, he also destroys properties causing high cost to the city to fix his damages. When he saves the life [...]


Review: December Boys

December Boys (2007)
The film revolves around four boys from an orphanage who’ve seen many of their friends come and go without any adult ever settling on them and adopting them. The movie’s titled after the fact that all four boys were born in December (whether this is true or just what the orphanage told [...]