Movie Reviews


Movie Review: Quantum of Solace

Movie Review: Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace reminds me a lot of an Asian martial arts film. It’s heavy on action and light on story. In fact, the story seems to be in the movie for the sole purpose of bridging the action sequences. The second Bond film in the Daniel Craig era is not as good as the [...]

Movie Review: Role Models

Movie Review: Role Models

Seann William Scott (American Pie) and Paul Rudd (40 Year Old Virgin) team together for the moderately funny Role Models, a buddy movie about two energy drink representatives who find themselves mentoring in a big brother program after getting in a little trouble with the law.

Wheeler (Scott) and Danny Donahue (Rudd) are a couple [...]

Movie Review: Soul Men

Movie Review: Soul Men

Rated: R

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Nov 7, 2008 Wide

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Adam Herschman, John Legend, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
Producer: David T. Friendly, Steven Greener, Charles Castaldi
Composer: Stanley Clarke
Studio: Warner Brothers

Synopsis: Two former backup soul singers Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie [...]

Movie Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Synopsis: After the success of KNOCKED UP, Seth Rogen pairs up with another comely comedienne in ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO. In this Kevin Smith comedy, two desperate friends (Rogen and SLITHER’s Elizabeth Banks) decide to earn a little extra money by creating their own adult film, but they [...]

Movie Review: Sex Drive

Movie Review: Sex Drive

by: Ben Songer
Sex Drive
Rating: “R”
Runtime: 109 min
Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, James Marsden and Seth Green
Director: Sean Anders
Release Date: October 17, 2008
For all of those who loved SuperBad, Sex Drive is the movie for you. I would go as far as saying that it is the new SuperBad. This instant classic is about [...]

Movie Review: Eagle Eye

Movie Review: Eagle Eye

Director: D.J. Caruso

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language
Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: Sep 26, 2008 Wide

Synopsis: Eagle Eye is a race-against-time thriller starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton. Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by [...]

Movie Review: Ghost Town

Movie Review: Ghost Town

Ghost Town
Director: David Koepp
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Billy Campbell
Rated: PG-13 for some strong
language, sexual humor and drug references
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: September 19, 2008
Synopsis: Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that [...]

Movie Review: Burn After Reading

Movie Review: Burn After Reading

After No Country for Old Men the Coen brothers follow-up with an ironic dark comedy Burn After Reading. A dark goofball irony film about some of the most idiotic people in Washington. Mixing Washington brass with normal everyday “joes” that are looking for slice this ensemble uses some of the best chracter actors in the [...]

Movie Review: Hamlet 2

Movie Review: Hamlet 2

“Rock Me Sexy Jesus!”

What do you get when you combine a time machine, Jesus, and Einstein? A sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet of course! This comedic trip follows the saga of a Tuscan, AZ drama teacher who’s bottom of the barrel existence is shaken up by the high school’s decision to cut the drama program he [...]

Movie Review: The House Bunny

Movie Review: The House Bunny

Director:Fred Wolf
Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis
Screenwriter: Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
Producer: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Allen Covert, Heather Parry
Rated: “PG-13″
Theatrical Release: Aug 22, 2008 Wide
Synopsis: In this Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex [...]