— by BEN FOWLER — My first thought about “44-Inch Chest” is that in today’s “enlightened” society, this seems to be trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Tough guy finds out wife is having an affair, tough guy and his mates kidnap adulterous wife’s lover [...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘From Paris With Love’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Last January, Pierre Morel and Liam Nelson treated movie-lovers to an undeniably fun, but hilariously mindless affair with “Taken,” but Pierre plans to follow-up to his success with “From Paris With Love.” In Liam’s place is John[...]
Under Review: ‘Opie Gets Laid’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — The synopsis for “Opie Gets Laid” titles it an offbeat comedy and by all means that is the best way to describe it. The film’s one liners were very funny and it did have quite a few. The film starts off by showing us what Opie (James Ricardo) does[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Smokin’ Aces 2: Assasins’ Ball” takes place before Buddy Israel got smoked. This action-packed prequel is an adrenaline-pumping world of blood, bullets and badasses. In this prequel, federal agents will once again face off against a slew of[...]
A Clip from ‘Daybreakers’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Daybreakers” is another film to jump on the vampire bandwagon and after the “Twilight” film success, my bet is on many more to come. Hopefully, no one will be stupid enough to try another “Transylmania,” which I think was officially the worst movie of[...]
The Decade’s Top Films: Part II — No. 5 to No. 1
— by JASON EAKEN — We previously offered you The Decade’s Top 10 Films: Part I — No. 10 to No. 6 (read it by clicking here). And now for the rest of the list[...]
The Decade’s Top 10 Films: Part I — No. 10 to No. 6
— by JASON EAKEN — This was a good decade for the movies. Not quite as brilliant as the ’90s or the ’70s, but definitely better than the ’80s, this decade brought with it droves of special effects driven movies, popcorn entertainments in numbers we’ve never[...]
The Top 5 Badasses of 2009
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The bad-ass protagonist is something most males relate to at least once in their life. You’re watching “Die Hard” and you think, “If my life was a movie, I’d be John McClane.” Who wouldn’t want to be virtually[...]
The Top 5 Actors of 2009
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — This has been a great year for movies. Blockbuster hits such as “Inglorious Basterds” and “Star Trek” paired alongside more modest releases like “Cold Souls” and “Lorna’s Silence,” but whether it was in a[...]
Under Review: ‘The White Ribbon’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Michael Haneke has garnered a lot of attention throughout the years — mostly because of his signature brand of films. His directorial debut, “The Seventh Continent,” laid down a blueprint for his later films, namely his critically-acclaimed[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘It’s a Wonderful Afterlife’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “It’s a Wonderful Afterlife” takes the genre of Indian/British/American comedy and makes it work well. The trailer has some great scenes, which are pretty humorous. The film is centered on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Bounty Hunter’
— by JON MARTINCIC — Gerard Butler’s star is still on the rise. His latest adventure is with Jennifer Aniston in “The Bounty Hunter,” a story about a bounty hunter (Butler) who is assigned his ex-wife (Aniston) as his next target. “The Bounty Hunter” is[...]
Under Review: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Heath Ledger’s death turned heads back in January of last year; just a couple months before the release of the hyped “The Dark Knight,” in which Ledger played the iconic Batman villain, The Joker — for which he later won an Oscar (becoming[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Repo Men’ (Red Band Version)
— by JASON EAKEN — Here’s a fun game: watch the red band trailer for “Repo Men” below, then try to imagine what its normal preview might look like. Surprisingly difficult, right? I was letting my mind drift away, thinking about the recent influx of red band trailers and[...]