Poll: Best of May 2025, Limited
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: Avenue Montaigne (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C Review: The poster doesn’t shout "watch me". It’s simplistic featuring the film’s lead character in front of one of Paris’ most famed monuments. It brings back memories of old posters that simply put forth
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Film Preview: The Condemned (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C+ Review: Capitalizing on the sensationlism of the film’ssubject matter and tying it directly tothe "reality show gone villainous" theme, this poster is surprisingly effective. Though the ten people featured are relatively indistinct, the colors
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Film Preview: The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C+ Review: It could have been more intriguing considering Groening’s talent, but this poster’s lack of complexity is detrimental. Trailer Rating: A-; B; B+; B+; B- Review: An interesting opening could have sufficed for a
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Film Preview: The Lookout (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: B- Review: This poster too closely resembles that of Alpha Dog and doesn’t do very that’s impressive. The off-kilter layout suggests turmoil in the film and the stars pictured are quite a bit friendlier on
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Film Preview: Ocean’s 13 (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C-; C- Review: This poster looks almost exactly like the one for Reno 911: Miami except that it’s a top-down view of the stars of the film. It’s nice to see who’s in the production,
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Film Preview: Lonely Hearts (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: B Review: Sure to be a lightning rod for the anti-smoking activists, this poster captures the noir feel of the film’s trailer while highlighting the color-in-black-and-white style of the film. Trailer Rating: C+ Review: Film
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Film Preview: The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
Trailers (Due to age, may no longer be available) Posters (Due to age, may no longer be available) Poster Rating: C Review: The poster is as ludicrous as the film’s concept. Although Billy Bob Thornton does ride a horse in astronaut garb in the film, the use of it on the poster makes it seem
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2009 Year in Review
When 2006 had bypassed its half way point without a single masterpiece and only a handful of truly enjoyable ones, I began to suspect that it might have been one of the worst years in recent film history. However, as the year came to an end, it became more apparent that it wasn’t nearly as
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Review: The Queen (2006)
The Queen Rating Director Stephen Frears Screenplay Peter Morgan Length 97 min. Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Alex Jennings, Helen McCrory, Roger Allam, Tim McMullan, Douglas Reith MPAA Rating PG-13 (For brief strong language) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Every generation has typically one event that everyone remembers where they were
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Review: Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale Rating Director Martin Campbell Screenplay Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis (Novel by Ian Fleming) Length 144 min. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelson, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Isaach De Bankol, Jesper Christensen, Ivana Milicevic MPAA Rating PG-13 (For intense sequences of violent action, a scene
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Review: Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men Rating Director Alfonso Cuaron Screenplay Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby (Novel by P.D. James) Length 109 min. Starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan MPAA Rating R (For strong violence, language, some drug use
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Review: United 93 (2006)
United 93 Rating Director Paul Greengrass Screenplay Paul Greengrass Length 111 min. Starring TBD MPAA Rating R (For language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Many have said the time for a film about the horrific events of September 11, 2001 is not now. Others disagree. However, after
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Review: The Last King of Scotland (2006)
The Last King of Scotland Rating Director Kevin Macdonald Screenplay Jeremy Brock, Peter Morgan (Novel by Giles Foden) Length 123 min. Starring Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney MPAA Rating R (For some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review The ruthless
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Review: Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Notes on a Scandal Rating Director Richard Eyre Screenplay Patrick Marber (Novel What Was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller) Length 90 min. Starring Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson MPAA Rating R (For language and some aberrant sexual content) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review A lonely teacher
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Review: Half Nelson (2006)
Half Nelson Rating Director Ryan Fleck Screenplay Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden Length 106 min. Starring Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie MPAA Rating R (For drug content throughout, language and some sexuality) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Teaching allows a society to imprint its knowledge and beliefs on its children. Half Nelson follows an idealistic
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