3.5 out of 5 stars If you take Goonies, Stand By Me, and ET and just kind of mash them all together you get something like Super 8. To be fair, this is a decent movie that just cannot stand up to its advanced billing, its as if Abrams cant get out of the way […]
X-Men: First Class – A Pleasant Surprise
EN 5 Second Review: We really wanted to hate this movie and had in every way thought that this reboot which shed itself of our favorite actors would disappoint, but this was the best since the original and in many ways is better than even the original was. Overall Rating 9/10 Release Date: June 3, […]
The Adjustment Bureau
“The combination of romance, sci-fi, religion, and weirdness that gave me a headache overall.” Release Date: March 4, 2011 Director: George Nolfi Screenwriter: George Nolfi Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent […]
Take Me Home Tonight
“Topher Grace carries the movie, but he can only do so much.” Release Date: March 4, 2011 Director: Michael Dowse Screenwriter: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo Starring: Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer, Chris Pratt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lucy Punch, Michael Ian Black, Demetri Martin Genre: Comedy, Drama MPAA Rating: R (for language, sexual content […]
Beastly
“…They update the Beauty and the Beast story as viewed through the eyes of a teenage goth Twilight fan. “ Release Date: March 4, 2011 Director: Daniel Barnz Screenwriter: Daniel Barnz Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Krause Genre: Romance MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for language including some crude comments, drug […]
No Strings Attached
“A typical cute Kutcher Rom-Com fantastic for date night” Release Date: January 21, 2011 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Ivan Reitman Screenwriter: Elizabeth Meriwether Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Ophelia Lovibond, Ben Lawson, Chris Bridges, Olivia Thirlby, Jake M. Johnson, Lake Bell, Guy Brannum Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: R […]
Season of the Witch
“It’s a lot like all Nick Cage movies, horrible yet somehow quite entertaining…” Release Date: January 7, 2011 Studio: Relativity Media Director: Dominic Sena Screenwriter: Bragi Schut Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, Claire Foy, Ulrich Thomsen, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee Genre: Action, Adventure, Supernatural MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements, […]
Gulliver’s Travels
It’s Jack Black as… well, Jack Black, so it has something going for it … Release Date: December 25, 2010 (3D/2D theaters) Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Rob Letterman Screenwriter: Nicholas Stoller, Joe Stillman Starring: Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, James Corden, Catherine Tate, Chris O’Dowd Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Release Date: November 19, 2010 (conventional theaters and IMAX) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: David Yates Screenwriter: Steve Kloves Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Jason Isaacs, Miranda Richardson, Warwick Davis, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, […]