Category: Film Reviews

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Rating Director Sidney Lumet Screenplay Kelly Masterson Length 117 min. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Brian F. O’Byrne, Blaine Horton, Arija Bareikis, Leonardo Cimino, Lee Wilkof MPAA Rating R (for a scene of strong graphic sexuality,…

The Best    |    The Worst    |    The Individual Best The Best Every time I hear someone referring to this year or that year as the “worst this decade” or “the most dismal year in film history”, I wonder how they measure a great year versus a bad year. Did they not give out enough four-star…

The Best    |    The Worst    |    The Individual Best The Best 2007 started out as perhaps one of the worst film years in some time. Only Bridge to Terabithia managed to earn a 4-star rating until the very end of the year when I finally saw Away from Her. It snowballed in the last two…

Lust, Caution Rating Director Ang Lee Screenplay James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang (Story: Eileen Chang) Length 157 min. Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen, Lee-Hom Wang, Chung Hua Tou Chih-ying Chu, Ying-hsien Kao, Yue-Lin Ko, Johnson Yuen, Kar Lok Chin, Su Yan, Caifei He, Rubui Song, Anupam Kher, Liu Jie, Hui-Ling Wang MPAA…

Atonement Rating Director Joe Wright Screenplay Christopher Hampton (Novel: Ian McEwan) Length 130 min. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Juno Temple, Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Anthony Minghella, Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremie Renier MPAA Rating R (for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Love stories…

Reservation Road Rating Director Terry George Screenplay Terry George, John Burnham Schwartz (Novel: John Burnham Schwartz) Length 102 min. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Elle Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, Mark Ruffalo, Eddie Alderson, Sean Curley, Cordell Clyde Lochin, Antoni Corone, Mira Sorvino, Gary Kohn, John Slattery, Nora Ferrari MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review…

Enchanted Rating Director Kevin Lima Screenplay Bill Kelly Length 107 min. Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon, Rachel Covey, Jeff Bennett, Kevin Lima MPAA Rating PG (for some scary images and mild innuendo) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review The Walt Disney Corporation has tried for years to create…

The Nanny Diaries Rating Director Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Screenplay Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (Novel: Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus) Length 105 min. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Donna Murphy, Alicia Keys, Nicholas Reese Art, Jodi Michelle Pynn, Laura Linney, Rosa Nino, Chris Evans, Nathan Corddry, Paul Giamatti, Julie White MPAA Rating PG-13 (For language) Buy/Rent…

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Rating Director Wes Craven Screenplay Wes Craven Length 112 min. Starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Mike Hughes, Wes Craven, John Saxon, Robert Shaye, Sara Risher, David Newsom, Tracy Middendorf, Matt Winston, Rob LaBelle MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Freddy Krueger, the child murderer of Springwood, returns…

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare Rating Director Rachel Talalay Screenplay Michael De Lucas Length 105 min. Starring Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Ricky Dean Logan, Breckin Meyer, Yaphet Kotto, Roseanne, Tom Arnold, Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper MPAA Rating R (For horror violence, and for language and drug content) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster…

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Rating Director Stephen Hopkins Screenplay Leslie Bohem Length 89 min. Starring Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Erika Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Michael Ashton, Beatrice Boepple, Beth DePatie, Clarence Felder, Stephen Grives, Danny Hassel, Whitby Hertford, Kelly Jo Minter MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Source Material Review The…

The Bourne Ultimatum Rating Director Paul Greengrass Screenplay Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi Length 111 min. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, Joan Allen MPAA Rating PG-13 (For violence and intense sequences of action) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review If it’s not…

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Rating Director Renny Harlin Screenplay Brian Helgeland, Scott Pierce Length 99 min. Starring Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Danny Hassel, Brooke Theiss, Toy Newkirk, Robert Englund, Brooke Bundy MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review Continuing the nomenclature…

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors Rating Director Chuck Russell Screenplay Wes Craven, Frank Darabont, Chuck Russell, Bruce Wagner Length 96 min. Starring Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Jennifer Rubin, Bradley Gregg, Ira Heiden, Larry Fishburne, Penelope Sudrow, John Saxon, Priscilla Pointer, Clayton Landey, Brooke…

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Rating Director Jack Sholder Screenplay David Chaskin Length 87 min. Starring Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Marshall Bell, Melinda O. Fee, Thom McFadden, Sydney Walsh, Robert Englund, Christie Clark, Jonathan Hart MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Poster Source Material Review When I…