Category: Film Reviews

Push Rating Director Paul McGuigan Screenplay David Bourla Length 111 min. Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou, Camilla Belle, Neil Jackson, Corey Stoll, Scott Michael Campbell, Maggie Siff, Cliff Curtis, Ming-Na, Nate Mooney MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking. Buy/Rent…

Up Rating Director Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Screenplay Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy Length 96 min. Starring Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger MPAA Rating PG for some peril and action. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review When you see the Pixar name associated with a film,…

Angels & Demons Rating Director Ron Howard Screenplay David Koepp, Akiva Goldsman (Novel: Dan Brown) Length 138 min. Starring Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Thure Lindhardt, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material. Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Rating Director Gavin Hood Screenplay David Benioff, Skip Woods Length 107 min. Starring Hugh Jackman, Live Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Tim Pocock MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity.…

Star Trek Rating Director J.J. Abrams Screenplay Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman Length 127 min. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Faran Tahir, Clifton Collins Jr. MPAA Rating PG-13 for sci-fi action and…

Monsters vs. Aliens Rating Director Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon Screenplay Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Conrad Vernon Length 94 min. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd, Julie White, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Poehler, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski MPAA Rating PG…

Earth Rating Director Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield Screenplay Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, Leslie Megahey Length 96 min. Starring James Earl Jones MPAA Rating G Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review When you watch the trailer for Earth, the first thing that may pop into your head is “why is this called Earth when it’s about three animal…

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…