Category: Film Reviews

Watchmen Rating Director Zack Snyder Screenplay David Hayter, Alex Tse (Graphic Novel: Alan Moore) Length 162 min. Starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie MPAA Rating R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material…

The Visitor Rating Director Tom McCarthy Screenplay Tom McCarthy Length 104 min. Starring Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry, Richard Kind, Tzahi Moskovitz, Amir Arison MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Review Tom McCarthy’s sophomore outing, The Visitor, explores the close…

The Day the Earth Stood Still Rating Director Scott Derrickson Screenplay David Scarpa (1951 Screenplay: Edmund H. North) Length 104 min. Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source…

Let the Right One In Rating Director Tomas Alfredson Screenplay John Ajvide Lindqvist (also Novel) Length 110 min. Starring Kre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Mikael Rahm, Karl Robert Lindgren, Anders Peedu, Paul Olofsson MPAA Rating R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language. Buy/Rent…

Revolutionary Road Rating Director Sam Mendes Screenplay Justin Haythe (Novel: Richard Yates) Length 119 min. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Kathy Bates, Richard Easton, David Harbour, Kathryn Hahn MPAA Rating R for language and some sexual content/nudity. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review When is what is left…

Changeling Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay J. Michael Straczynski Length 141 min. Starring Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Gunn, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich, Colm Feore, Jeffrey Donovan MPAA Rating R for some violent and disturbing content, and language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review An unusual title adds complexity to a story that, in the telling,…

Valkyrie Rating Director Bryan Singer Screenplay Christopher McQuarrie, Nathan Alexander Length 120 min. Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, David Bamber MPAA Rating PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review In the sophomore offering of the…

Doubt Rating Director John Patrick Shanley Screenplay John Patrick Shanley (His Play) Length 104 min. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Joseph Foster, Mike Roukis MPAA Rating PG-13 for thematic material. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review We’re expected to form our own opinions about…

Milk Rating Director Gus Van Sant Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Length 128 min. Starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Gaber, Denis O’Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel MPAA Rating R for language, some sexual content and brief violence. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review How do you…

Wendy and Lucy Rating Director Kelly Reichardt Screenplay Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond Length 80 min. Starring Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Wally Dalton, Larry Fessenden MPAA Rating R for language. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review A fractured story about a destitute woman and her emotional attachment to her dog form the backbone of…

Happy-Go-Lucky Rating Director Mike Leigh Screenplay Mike Leigh Length 118 min. Starring Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez MPAA Rating R for language. Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review Anchored by dazzling performances, Mike Leigh’s latest small ensemble film, Happy-Go-Lucky, takes the audience on a crazy journey through the life of an extraordinarily…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Rating Director David Fincher Screenplay Eric Roth, Robin Swicord Length 166 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Elle Fanning, Tilda Swinton, Jared Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Phyllis Somerville, Julia Ormond, Faune A. Chambers, Elias Koteas, Donna DuPlantier, Jason Flemyng, Joeanna Sayler MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual…

The Wrestler Rating Director Darren Aronofsky Screenplay Robert D. Siegel Length 109 min. Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review The world of professional wrestling has long been accused of faking events to capture the audience’s attention. The Wrestler is…

Slumdog Millionaire Rating Director Danny Boyle Screenplay Simon Beaufoy (Novel “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup) Length 120 min. Starring Dev Patel, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanay Hemant Chheda, Freida Pinto, Rubiana Ali, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Saurabh Shakula, Raj Zutshi MPAA Rating R for some violence,…

Frost/Nixon Rating Director Ron Howard Screenplay Peter Morgan (His Play) Length 122 min. Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Toby Jones, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen, Patty McCormack MPAA Rating R for some language. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review It’s…