— by RON WILKINSON — The usual trip to hockey practice turns into a fatal car crash that changes lives forever. Unfortunately it does not do much to change the lives of thousands of people watching this tedious drama cum thriller. The problem is the film makers cannot decide which it is,[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Monaghan’
Review: Patriots Day
— by RON WILKINSON — You gotta love Mark Wahlberg as a bad boy cop. He reprises his role from “The Departed” with aplomb as sergeant Tommy Saunders of the Boston PD. He is on probation for some unstated breech of cop protocol, probably having to do with mouthing off, and has a bad kn[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Machine Gun Preacher’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Here is a story worthy of a movie. It’s not fiction, since its mostly based on the inspiring true story of Sam Childers, the reformed drug dealer who becomes the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in East Africa. The movie is called “Ma[...]
Review: Source Code
— by ADAM POYNTER — Mystery, chase, suspense and time displacement are all served up in director Duncan Jones’ “Source Code.” In the movie, Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a decorated army pilot fighting in Afghanistan. He wakes up on a train bound for Chicago[...]
Watch the First Five Minutes of ‘Source Code’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — So far, everything I have read and watched about “Source Code” seems to be just right. If you haven’t watched the trailers, “Source Code” is a new science fiction movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan. After watching the f[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Source Code’
— by CHRIS HYATT — Every so often, I can’t help but wonder what some of my favorite television shows would look like if they were movies. Unfortunately, the shows I like tend to stay on the air for only a season, two if they’re lucky. As such, one could imagine my surprise wh[...]
Review: Somewhere
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Sofia Coppola returns to familiar territory with her latest film, “Somewhere.” More rewarding than the somewhat disappointing “Marie Antoinette,” “Somewhere’s” simplistic and intimate storyline about a lost A-list actor is very refreshing. While so[...]
Under Review: ‘Due Date’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Hot off the major success of 2009’s “The Hangover,” director Todd Phillips is hoping to recapture some of that lightning back in the bottle by re-teaming with Zach Galifianakis and adding in a little Robert Downey Jr. to make an odd-ball traveling duo in Warner [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Due Date’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — What happens when you put Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis in a road trip movie directed by “The Hangover’s” Todd Phillips? Pure comedic genius, if the trailer for “Due Date” is any indication. Peter (Downey) is leaving Atlanta[...]