180° SOUTH (2010) Featuring Jeff Johnson, Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tomkins and Makohe. Directed by Chris Malloy. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 85 minutes. Not Rated. 180° South can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a sports documentary, a travelogue, a love letter to nature or a piece of geo-political agitprop – but it succeeds fairly well … Continue reading
THE WOLFMAN (2010) Starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Cristina Contes, Geraldine Chaplin, Art Malik, Nicholas Day, Michael Cronin, Roger Frost, David Sterne, David Schofield, Rob Dixon, Clive Russell, Simon Merrells, Mario Marin-Borquez and Asa Butterfield. Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Directed by Joe Johnston. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 103 minutes. … Continue reading
WHITEOUT (2009) Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O’Loughlin, Shawn Doyle, Joel Keller, Jesse Todd, Arthur Holden and Steve Lucescu. Written by Jon Hoeber & Eric Hoeber and Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by Dominic Sena. Distributed by Warner Bros. 101 minutes. Rated R. I have been debating whether … Continue reading
EXTRACT (2009) Starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, JK Simmons, David Koechner, Clifton Collins Jr., Ben Affleck, Dustin Milligan, Beth Grant, TJ Miller, Javier Gutierrez, Lidia Porto, Gene Simmons, Matt Schulze, Jenny O’Hara, Lamberto Gutierrez, Brent Briscoe, Hal Sparks and Nick Thune. Written by Mike Judge. Directed by Mike Judge. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. … Continue reading
G-FORCE (2009) Starring Zach Galifianakis, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner, Tyler Patrick Jones, Piper Mackenzie Harris, Gabriel Casseus, Jack Conley, Niecy Nash, Justin Mentell, Loudon Wainwright III and the voices of Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penélope Cruz, Steve Buscemi and Tracy Morgan. Screenplay by The Wibberleys. Directed by Hoyt Yeatman, Jr. Distributed … Continue reading
FOUR CHRISTMASES (2008) Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp and Peter Billingsley. Screenplay by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Seth Gordon. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 82 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
MY LIFE IN RUINS (2009) Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall and Ian Ogilvy. Screenplay by Mike Reiss. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. If I’m being completely honest, I kind of hated Nia Vardalos’ breakout comedy My Big Fat … Continue reading
FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) Starring Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Aaron Yoo, Travis Van Winkle, Derek Mears, Julianna Guill, Ben Feldman, Ryan Hansen, Arlen Escarpeta, America Olivo and Willa Ford. Screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Directed by Marcus Nispel. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 95 minutes. Rated R. There were eleven Friday the … Continue reading
BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006) Starring Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Crystal Lowe, Andrea Martin, Kristen Cloke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson, Lacey Chabert, Kathleen Kole, Jessica Harmon, Leela Savasta and Clark Gregg. Screenplay by Glen Morgan. Directed by Glen Morgan. Distributed by Dimension Films. 84 minutes. Rated R. There are very few movies in the world that … Continue reading
JERICHOW (2009) Starring Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler, Marie Gruber and Knut Berger. Screenplay by Christian Petzold. Directed by Christian Petzold. Distributed by The Cinema Guild. 93 minutes. Not Rated. Last year, German writer/director Christian Petzold created a moody reinvention of the 60s drive-in classic Carnival of Souls with his film Yella. His … Continue reading
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