— by ALEXA MILAN — After having a successful acting career for almost her entire life, Drew Barrymore takes a stab at directing with “Whip It.” Though her direction is nothing groundbreaking, Barrymore does have talent behind the camera and tells a compelling coming of age[...]
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Under Review: ‘The Damned United’
— by TOM ELCE — Charting the disastrous 44-day tenure of elite soccer manager Brian Clough at Leeds United Football Club, “The Damned United” exists as a distinctly cinematic experience, occasionally divorced from what inside sources claim was the reality of the events[...]
Under Review: ‘Surrogates’
— by ROB COX — Based on a graphic novel of the same name and directed by Jonathan Mostow, “Surrogates” achieves mixed results from a terrific premise. Headlined by Bruce Willis, the film boasts solid performances with a story that offers mad scientists, military conspiracies [...]
Under Review: ‘Pandorum’
— by ALEXA MILAN — The latest Paul W.S. Anderson produced thriller certainly isn’t without its flaws, but in a time when horror duds like “Sorority Row” and “Jennifer’s Body” are gracing the screen, “Pandorum” is a breath of fresh air. In[...]
Exclusive Test Screening Review of ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’
— by VANNA LAND — Last night, I was able to attend the very first test screening of “Dead of Night,” starring Brandon Routh (of “Superman Returns”) as Dylan Dog and directed by Kevin Munroe (of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). The screening was “invite only” and[...]
Under Review: ‘The Informant!’
— by ROB COX — “The Informant!” stars Matt Damon in the real-life story of Mark Whitacre, a high-level executive at ADM who, at his wife’s insistence, turned whistleblower in the early 1990s. Damon’s quirky, nuanced performance paints Whitacre as a random-minded, bipolar [...]
Under Review: ‘Jennifer’s Body’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Since I loved “Juno” so much, I had high expectations for “Jennifer’s Body,” the sophomore film from Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody. Perhaps I set the bar too high though, because what I expected to be a sharp horror comedy was nothing[...]
Under Review: ‘Love Happens’
— by ROB COX — It’s hard not to like Jennifer Aniston. Her presence, along with Aaron Eckhart’s — who is likeable in his own right — help lift “Love Happens” into the realm of interesting diversion. Granted, it’s not a diversion I’d recommend seeing in[...]
Under Review: ‘District 9’
— by ROB COX — “District 9” is an intriguing work of science fiction that, while cleverly imagined and well acted, has become more of a critical darling than it deserves. To be sure, first-time director Neill Blomkamp (who also co-wrote the screenplay) has crafted a decent[...]
Under Review: ‘Coraline’
— by JON MARTINCIC — Henry Selick’s “Coraline” is a very twisted story. From animation to voice acting, there aren’t many aspects that really allow the viewer to feel comfortable. It’s everything we could ever expect from the director of “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”[...]
Just a Review: Disneynature’s ‘Earth’
— by VANNA LAND — When I first went to see the Disneynature movie “Earth,” I was ambivalent at best. However, it was what the people I was with wanted to see, so I went along with them. To say I was held spellbound for almost the entire 90 minutes of the screening would be[...]
Under Review: ‘The Proposal’
— by JON MARTINCIC — I recently decided to visit one of the cheaper movie theaters in my area to spend my Friday evening. My options were very limited. It came down to a movie I had already seen a couple weeks before or “The Proposal.” Just picture a guy of college age going in[...]
Under Review: ‘Stuntmen’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Perhaps more than any other type of movie, mockumentaries can best be graded in one of two ways: Is it funny or is it painful to sit through? As fans of the genre know, all movies by the Christopher Guest troupe fall safely in the first category. Outside of those[...]
Under Review: ‘Remember Me’ (The Spoilers)
The review of “Remember Me” appears HERE. Do not read the story below if you do not want to know how the movie ends.[...]