Sherlock Holmes Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong Directed by Guy Ritchie Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 128 mins Genre: Action/ Comedy/ Mystery/ Fantasy/ Crime/ Thriller 3.5 frames out of 5 If there was ever a franchise that needed a modern reboot, then God save the Queen. In this modern remake of [...]
It’s Complicated Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski Written & Directed by Nancy Meyers Rated: R Run Time: 118 mins Genre: Romantic Comedy 4.5 frames out of 5 Divorce is messy but infidelity with your ex… it’s complicated. It’s been about ten years since Jane (Meryl Streep) has been divorced from Jake [...]
Up In The Air Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Melanie Lynskey, Danny McBride, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Morton Directed by Jason Reitman Rated: R Run Time: 109 mins Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Romance 5 frames out of 5 Losing your job can be a traumatic experience, but if done with a [...]
Crazy Heart Starring: Jeff Bridges,Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell Directed by Scott Cooper Rated: R Run Time: 111 mins Genre: Drama 3.5 frames out of 5 Based on the book by Thomas Cobb, Crazy Heart tells the story of Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges), a washed up country singer whose life is now the epitome [...]
500 Days of Summer Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel Directed by Marc Webb Rated PG-13 Genre: Romance/ Comedy/ Drama Run Time 90 mins 5 frames out of 5 Boy meets girl. He falls madly in love but she could care less. Let me re-emphasize the point that the narrator has a disclaimer in the [...]
Avatar Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Written & Directed by James Cameron Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 162 mins Genre: Action/Fantasy/ Sci-Fi/ Drama 4 frames out of 5 Welcome to Pandora – where the indigenous live & play and we are out for blood money. It’s the year [...]
The Hangover Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha Directed by Todd Phillips Rated: R Run Time: 100 mins Genre: Comedy/ Adventure 5 frames out of 5 What does a tiger, baby and a missing tooth all have in common? Not a whole lot if you can’t remember the night before. Doug Billings [...]
Inglorious Bastards Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Christoph Waltz, B.J. Novak, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Directed by Quentin Tarantino Rated: R Run Time: 153 mins Genre: War/ Drama/ Action 4.5 frames out of 5 Take the classiness of Casablanca, the violence of Kill Bill and mix it up with the grandiosity monologues of Pulp Fiction [...]
Invictus Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon Directed by Clint Eastwood Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 134 mins Genre: Drama/ Biography 4 frames out of 5 Based on the true story of Nelson Mandela’s early years as President of South Africa, Invictus paints the tale of determination, tolerance and perseverance. For those not familiar with that period [...]
Brothers Starring Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard Directed by Jim Sheridan Rated: R Run Time: 110 mins Genre: Thriller/ Drama/ War 5 frames out of 5 Many things can tear a family apart. Death. Infidelity. Suspicion. War. But if two people truly love one another can they keep it together to save [...]
Everybody’s Fine Starring: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell Directed by Kirk Jones Rated: PG-13 Run Time: 100 mins Genre: Comedy/ Drama/ Adventure 4 frames out of 5 Holidays. Birthdays. Family get-togethers. All have a potential to be a recipe for disaster, unless you pretend that everything and everybody’s fine. Frank Goode [...]