Category: Film Reviews

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,…

Ponyo Rating Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Length 103 min. Starring Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Kurt Knutsson, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Jennessa Rose, Lily Tomlin, Betty White MPAA Rating G Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review New Hayao Miyazaki animated features are rare and oftentimes difficult to find at…

Phoebe in Wonderland Rating Director Daniel Barnz Screenplay Daniel Barnz Length 96 min. Starring Felicity Huffman, Elle Fanning, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material and brief strong language Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Review What kid wouldn’t have had fun living in Wonderland for a while? For one little girl, Wonderland…

Jennifer’s Body Rating Director Karyn Kusama Screenplay Diablo Cody Length 102 min. Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Ryan Levine, Juan Riedinger, Colin Askey, Chris Pratt, Juno Ruddell, Kyle Gallner, Josh Emerson, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Stevenson MPAA Rating R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.…

Inglourious Basterds Rating Director Quentin Tarantino Screenplay Quentin Tarantino Length 153 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, B.J. Novak, Omar Doom, August Diehl, Denis Menochet MPAA Rating R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack…

The Stoning of Soraya M Rating Director Cyrus Nowrasteh Screenplay Betsey Giffen Nowrateh, Cyrus Nowrasteh (Book: Freidoune Sahebjam) Length 116 min. Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marno, Jim Caviezel, Navid Negahban, Ali Pourtash, David Diaan, Parviz Sayyad, Vida Ghahremani, Vachik Mangassarian MPAA Rating R for a disturbing sequence of cruel and brutal violence, and brief strong…

Saw VI Rating Director Kevin Greutert Screenplay Marcus Dunston, Patrick Melton Length 90 min. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Shawnee Smith, Betsy Russell, Peter Outerbridge, Larissa Gomes, Mark Rolston, Tanedra Howard MPAA Rating R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and language Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review With a steady decline…

A Little Night Music Rating Director Harold Prince Screenplay Hugh Wheeler (Musical: Stephen Sondheim, Book: Hugh Wheeler, Film: Ingmar Bergman) Length 124 min. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold, Laurence Guittard, Christopher Guard, Lesley Dunlop, Chloe Franks MPAA Rating PG Buy/Rent Movie Source Material Review How can you possibly go…