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February 8, 2013 at 9:01 pm / Reviews / by admin

Side Effects Movie Review (Video)

There’s a thriller on the loose and a chilling indictment of the nation’s pharmaceutical industry. Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh is behind this thriller that shows you what can happen when prescription medications like antidepressants go haywire in, Side Effects. Rooney Mara plays a woman with a lot going on in her life, her husband, Channing Tatum, is getting out of prison, she’s in a financial crisis as well and in deep depression. Her psychiatrist Jude Law, subscribes an experimental [...]

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February 1, 2013 at 10:53 pm / Reviews / by admin

Zombie romance is cold in Warm Bodies

The latest zombie movie out shows you that you don’t have to have a pulse to fall in love. Good girl meets ghoul in the latest romantic comedy called Warm Bodies. Nicholas Holt plays a teenage zombie slacker who falls head of heals in love with Teresa Palmer, who is very much alive. Somehow the chemistry between the two works even though the flirting can be a bit awkward. You never really know what thoughts are lurking behind those blank [...]

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January 18, 2013 at 11:37 pm / Reviews / by admin

The Last Stand keeps Schwarzenegger on his feet (movie review)

Arnold is back from being a two term governor to playing a small-town sheriff. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays semi-retired sheriff in an sleepy southwest border town. He and his motley crew must now stop a notorious drug kingpin from escaping into Mexico in The Last Stand. The bullets fly, there is plenty of action, but the star looks a bit rusty. You quickly come to the realization that this film is undeniably ludicrous. Look, Arnold has never been a good actor [...]

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January 12, 2013 at 2:46 am / Reviews / by admin

Gangster Squad misses the mark (movie review)

A group of pretty boy cops go all ‘gangsta’ to take down a mob boss that looks a lot like Spiccoli from Fast times at Ridgemont High. A chicago gangster moves out to Los Angeles, killing his was to the top only to be met be a few honest cops in Gangster Squad. Sean Penn over acts as the main bad guy while the good guys include Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Makie, Robert Partrick, Michael Pena, and [...]

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January 4, 2013 at 9:05 pm / Reviews / by admin

The Impossible is intensely entertaining – movie review

An impossible journey to the core of the human heart in the true life story of a family swept away in one of the worst natural disasters in our lifetime. A family of five begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking for some fun in the sun. Soon their holiday turns into a nightmare as a giant tsunami rises up from the ocean and sweeps them away in The Impossible. Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor head up this cast that [...]

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December 28, 2012 at 10:18 pm / Reviews / by admin

Django Unchained is outrageously entertaining !

Director Quentin Tarantino pays a tribute to the spaghetti western, and it’s a shoot ‘em up, rootin’ tootin’ fun ! It’s funny, offbeat, and brutal. Based in the american south during the times of slavery, Jamie Foxx straps on a six shooter or two, some cowboys boots and hat in Django Unchained. Foxx’s Django character is taken by a bounty hunter, played to Christoph Waltz. They set out to get a few outlaws then they set their sites on getting [...]

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December 21, 2012 at 9:12 pm / Reviews / by admin

Jack Reacher is in Cruise control

Tom Cruise plays an ex Army investigator who puts the smackdown on just about everyone he meets. Cruise delves out the punishment as an ex-miltary guy roped into a murder investigation. He’s got to take out the bad guys, save the girl, and find the real killer in ‘Jack Reacher’. The Jack Reacher book series has been popular for years, now its moving to the big screen under Cruise control, as a quiet and deadly man. Cruise is the rare [...]

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December 14, 2012 at 2:38 am / Reviews / by admin

The Hobbit truly is an unexpected journey

Hold onto your hats kids, we’re heading to middle earth again with Peter Jackson and company. After years of waiting its finally coming to theaters, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Bilbo Baggins, a kicked back happy go lucky hobbit, joins Gandolf the Grey and 13 dwarves on a dangerous quest to reclaim their homeland and their treasure from “Smaug” the dragon. The film is a staggering 160 minutes, but unlike any of the Lord of the Rings Films, [...]

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November 30, 2012 at 9:48 pm / Reviews / by admin

Killing Them Softly borders on overkill

Brad Pitt plays a hitman who is sentimental and deadly. Brad Pitt is a hitman brought in to restore some much needed street credibility to a weak looking mob syndicate in Killing them Softly. Pitt prefers to kill victims “softly” from a distance rather than watching them get “touchy feely” up close. While trying to fix things he works alongside local mob lawyer Richard Jenkins. James Gandolfini, resurrects the spirit of Tony Soprano as a boozing, hooker-loving hit man who [...]

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November 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm / Reviews / by admin

The Twilight saga ends with a heartwarming farewell

The most popular Dracula-Werewolf soap opera franchise in history comes to an end with a big thanks to all its fans. The love triangle between Bella ( Kristen Stewart), her husband Edward (Robert Pattinson), and Werewolf Jacob (Taylor Lautner) comes to an exciting conclusion in The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part Two. Bella finally gets what she wants, she’s a vampire, she’s married to a vampire, now she has a half vampire half human kid. The fact that the child [...]

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November 9, 2012 at 10:54 pm / Reviews / by admin

SkyFall is Bond at his best

He’s got the tux, the cars, the gadgets, the girls ! James Bond is back and better than ever ! Daniel Craig is back in his best Bond performance to date in SkyFall. On the 50th year of the franchise and the 23 in the series, this is one of the best Bond films yet, and I have seen all of them. The opening chase seen may be the best ever and it sets the tone for a really good [...]

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October 12, 2012 at 10:37 pm / Reviews / by admin

Argo is timely, topical, and thoroughly entertaining

Six Americans are rescued from Iran in 1980, true story, and now the real life drama is a movie, and a good one at that ! November 4, 1979 a large group of Iranians storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking 52 Americans hostage but, six americans did escape. The story about how those six made it out is the set up for the film “Argo”. The six find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. That’s when CIA [...]

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Side Effects Movie Review (Video)

February 8, 2013 at 9:01 pm

There’s a thriller on the loose and a chilling indictment of the nation’s pharmaceutical industry. Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh is behind this thriller that shows you what can happen when prescription medications like antidepressants go haywire in, Side Effects. Rooney Mara plays a woman with a lot going on in her life, her husband, Channing Tatum, is getting out of prison, she’s in a financial crisis as well and in deep depression. Her psychiatrist Jude Law, subscribes an experimental [...]

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Zombie romance is cold in Warm Bodies

February 1, 2013 at 10:53 pm

The latest zombie movie out shows you that you don’t have to have a pulse to fall in love. Good girl meets ghoul in the latest romantic comedy called Warm Bodies. Nicholas Holt plays a teenage zombie slacker who falls head of heals in love with Teresa Palmer, who is very much alive. Somehow the chemistry between the two works even though the flirting can be a bit awkward. You never really know what thoughts are lurking behind those blank [...]

Continue reading »
The Last Stand keeps Schwarzenegger on his feet (movie review)

January 18, 2013 at 11:37 pm

Arnold is back from being a two term governor to playing a small-town sheriff. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays semi-retired sheriff in an sleepy southwest border town. He and his motley crew must now stop a notorious drug kingpin from escaping into Mexico in The Last Stand. The bullets fly, there is plenty of action, but the star looks a bit rusty. You quickly come to the realization that this film is undeniably ludicrous. Look, Arnold has never been a good actor [...]

Continue reading »
Gangster Squad misses the mark (movie review)

January 12, 2013 at 2:46 am

A group of pretty boy cops go all ‘gangsta’ to take down a mob boss that looks a lot like Spiccoli from Fast times at Ridgemont High. A chicago gangster moves out to Los Angeles, killing his was to the top only to be met be a few honest cops in Gangster Squad. Sean Penn over acts as the main bad guy while the good guys include Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Makie, Robert Partrick, Michael Pena, and [...]

Continue reading »
The Impossible is intensely entertaining – movie review

January 4, 2013 at 9:05 pm

An impossible journey to the core of the human heart in the true life story of a family swept away in one of the worst natural disasters in our lifetime. A family of five begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking for some fun in the sun. Soon their holiday turns into a nightmare as a giant tsunami rises up from the ocean and sweeps them away in The Impossible. Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor head up this cast that [...]

Continue reading »
Django Unchained is outrageously entertaining !

December 28, 2012 at 10:18 pm

Director Quentin Tarantino pays a tribute to the spaghetti western, and it’s a shoot ‘em up, rootin’ tootin’ fun ! It’s funny, offbeat, and brutal. Based in the american south during the times of slavery, Jamie Foxx straps on a six shooter or two, some cowboys boots and hat in Django Unchained. Foxx’s Django character is taken by a bounty hunter, played to Christoph Waltz. They set out to get a few outlaws then they set their sites on getting [...]

Continue reading »
Jack Reacher is in Cruise control

December 21, 2012 at 9:12 pm

Tom Cruise plays an ex Army investigator who puts the smackdown on just about everyone he meets. Cruise delves out the punishment as an ex-miltary guy roped into a murder investigation. He’s got to take out the bad guys, save the girl, and find the real killer in ‘Jack Reacher’. The Jack Reacher book series has been popular for years, now its moving to the big screen under Cruise control, as a quiet and deadly man. Cruise is the rare [...]

Continue reading »
The Hobbit truly is an unexpected journey

December 14, 2012 at 2:38 am

Hold onto your hats kids, we’re heading to middle earth again with Peter Jackson and company. After years of waiting its finally coming to theaters, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Bilbo Baggins, a kicked back happy go lucky hobbit, joins Gandolf the Grey and 13 dwarves on a dangerous quest to reclaim their homeland and their treasure from “Smaug” the dragon. The film is a staggering 160 minutes, but unlike any of the Lord of the Rings Films, [...]

Continue reading »
Playing for Keeps has no game

December 7, 2012 at 4:03 pm

The only wide released movie this week is so bad there is a good chance it’s on the way to home video by Christmas. Gerard Butler plays a divorced ex-jock who needs to be a father to his kid in the terrible romantic comedy Playiing for Keeps. Jessica Biel plays his ex-wife who just happens to be getting remarried. Uma Thurman and Cahterine Zeta-Jones play a couple of horny housewives who can’t resist Butler. Dennis Quaid has a small role [...]

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Killing Them Softly borders on overkill

November 30, 2012 at 9:48 pm

Brad Pitt plays a hitman who is sentimental and deadly. Brad Pitt is a hitman brought in to restore some much needed street credibility to a weak looking mob syndicate in Killing them Softly. Pitt prefers to kill victims “softly” from a distance rather than watching them get “touchy feely” up close. While trying to fix things he works alongside local mob lawyer Richard Jenkins. James Gandolfini, resurrects the spirit of Tony Soprano as a boozing, hooker-loving hit man who [...]

Continue reading »