Category: Film Reviews

The Lovely Bones Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (Novel: Alice Sebold) Length 135 min. Starring Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Nikki SooHoo, Amanda Michalka, Jake Abel, Rose McIver, Michael Imperioli MPAA Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and…

Invictus Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay Anthony Peckham (Book: John Carlin) Length 134 min. Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Marguerite Wheatley, Leleti Khumalo, Patrick Lyster, Penny Downie, Sibongile Nojila, Bonnie Henna MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material…

Up in the Air Rating Director Jason Reitman Screenplay Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Novel: Walter Kim) Length 109 min. Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey, J.K. Simmons, Sam Eliott, Danny McBride, Zach Galifianakis MPAA Rating R for language and some sexual content. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material…

Julie & Julia Rating Director Nora Ephron Screenplay Nora Ephron (Book: Julie Powell & Book: Julia Child, Alex Prud’homme) Length 123 min. Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jane Lynch, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality.…

9 Rating Director Shane Acker Screenplay Pamela Pettler, Shane Acker Length 79 min. Starring Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Fred Tatasciore, Elijah Wood, Alan Oppenheimer MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence and scary images. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review There was a time in world history when workers were afraid that…

The Blind Side Rating Director John Lee Hancock Screenplay John Lee Hancock (Book: Michael Lewis) Length 128 min. Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates, Catherine Dyer MPAA Rating PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack…

The Informant! Rating Director Steven Soderbergh Screenplay Scott Z. Burns (Book: Kurt Eichenwald) Length 108 min. Starring Matt Damon, Lucas Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer, Tom Papa, Rick Overton, Melanie Lynskey, Tom Wilson, Scott Bakula, Scott Adsit, Ann Dowd, Allan Havey, Howie Johnson, Joel McHale MPAA Rating R for language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source…

Bright Star Rating Director Jane Campion Screenplay Jane Campion Length 119 min. Starring Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider, Edie Martin, Thomas Sangster MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements, some sensuality, brief language and incidental smoking. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Not a traditional history lesson on one of the world’s greatest poets,…

Fantastic Mr. Fox Rating Director Wes Anderson Screenplay Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach (Novel: Roald Dahl) Length 87 min. Starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe MPAA Rating PG for action, smoking and slang humor. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Adapting one of Roald…

Where the Wild Things Are Rating Director Spike Jonze Screenplay Spike Jonze, David Eggars (Book: Maurice Sendak) Length 101 min. Starring Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whitaker, Michael Berry Jr., Chris Cooper, Lauren Ambrose MPAA Rating PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and…

The Men Who Stare at Goats Rating Director Grant Heslov Screenplay Peter Straughan (Book: Jon Ronson) Length 94 min. Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephan Lang, Robert Patrick, Waleed Zuaiter, Stephen Root MPAA Rating R for language, some drug content and brief nudity. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review If…

District 9 Rating Director Neill Blomkamp Screenplay Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Length 112 min. Starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, William Allen Young, Nick Blake, Louis Minnaar, Vanessa Haywood, Marian Hooman, Mandla Gaduka, Johan van Schoor, David James, Kenneth Nkosi, Tim Gordon, Hlengiwe Madlala, Melt Sieberhagen, Andre Odendaal, Nick Boraine,…

Alien Trespass Rating Director R.W. Goodwin Screenplay James Swift, Steven P. Fisher Length 90 min. Starring Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria, Aaron Brooks, Sarah Smyth, Andrew Dunbar, Sage Brocklebank MPAA Rating PG for sci-fi action and brief historical smoking Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review There are many varieties of cheese…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Rating Director David Yates Screenplay Steve Kloves (Novel: J.K. Rowling) Length 153 min. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Natalia Tena, Helena Bonham Carter, Dave Legeno,…

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Rating Director Stephen Sommers Screenplay Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, Paul Lovett, Michael B. Gordon, Stephen Sommers Length 118 min. Starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Karolina Kurkova, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Kevin J. O’Connor, Gerald Okamura, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Dennis Quaid, Saïd Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum,…