Category: Film Reviews

Premonition Rating Director Mennan Yapo Screenplay Bill Kelly Length 110 min. Starring Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Shyann McClure, Courtney Taylor Burness, Nia Long, Irene Ziegler, Kate Nelligan, Marc Macaulay, Amber Valletta, Peter Stormare, Jude Ciccolella MPAA Rating PG-13 (For some violent content, disturbing images, thematic material and brief language) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Have…

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Rating Director Gore Verbinski Screenplay Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert Length 168 min. Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, David Bailie, Stellan Skarsgrd, Tom Hollander, Naomie Harris, Martin Klebba, David…

Grindhouse Rating Director Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino Screenplay Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino Length 191 min. Starring Naveen Andrews, Michael Biehn, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Jeff Fahey, Vanessa Ferlito, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Freddy Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Marley Shelton, Quentin Tarantino, Tracie Thoms, Bruce Willis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead MPAA Rating R Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster…

Shrek the Third Rating Director Chris Miller Screenplay Andrew Adamson, Howard Gould, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jon Zack Length 92 min. Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Eric Idle, Justin Timberlake, Susan Blakeslee, Cody Cameron, Larry King, Christopher Knights,…

Nosferatu Rating Director F.W. Murnau Screenplay Henrik Galeen Length 81 min. Starring Max Schreck, Gustav v. Wangenheim, Greta Schroeder, Alexander Granach, G.H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff MPAA Rating Unrated Buy/Rent Movie Poster Review Few directors of the silent era produced work that was artistic. Much of the work was designed to dazzle and impress the audience…

Bridge to Terabithia Rating Director Gabor Csupo Screenplay Jeff Stockwell, David Paterson (Novel by Katherine Paterson) Length 95 min. Starring Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Kate Butler, Devon Wood, Emma Fenton, Grace Brannigan, Latham Gaines, Judy McIntosh, Lauren Clinton MPAA Rating PG (For thematic elements including bullying, some peril and…

300 Rating Director Zack Snyder Screenplay Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon (Graphic Novel by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley) Length 117 min. Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Antonio Cimmino MPAA Rating R (For graphic battle sequences throughout,…

Spider-Man 3 Rating Director Sam Raimi Screenplay Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Alvin Sargent Length 140 min. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, James Cromwell, Theresa Russell, Dylan Baker MPAA Rating PG-13 (For sequences of intense action violence) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source…

When 2006 had bypassed its half way point without a single masterpiece and only a handful of truly enjoyable ones, I began to suspect that it might have been one of the worst years in recent film history. However, as the year came to an end, it became more apparent that it wasn’t nearly as…

The Queen Rating Director Stephen Frears Screenplay Peter Morgan Length 97 min. Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Alex Jennings, Helen McCrory, Roger Allam, Tim McMullan, Douglas Reith MPAA Rating PG-13 (For brief strong language) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Every generation has typically one event that everyone remembers where they were…

Casino Royale Rating Director Martin Campbell Screenplay Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis (Novel by Ian Fleming) Length 144 min. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelson, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Isaach De Bankol, Jesper Christensen, Ivana Milicevic MPAA Rating PG-13 (For intense sequences of violent action, a scene…

Children of Men Rating Director Alfonso Cuaron Screenplay Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby (Novel by P.D. James) Length 109 min. Starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan MPAA Rating R (For strong violence, language, some drug use…

United 93 Rating Director Paul Greengrass Screenplay Paul Greengrass Length 111 min. Starring TBD MPAA Rating R (For language, and some intense sequences of terror and violence) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Review Many have said the time for a film about the horrific events of September 11, 2001 is not now. Others disagree. However, after…

The Last King of Scotland Rating Director Kevin Macdonald Screenplay Jeremy Brock, Peter Morgan (Novel by Giles Foden) Length 123 min. Starring Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney MPAA Rating R (For some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review The ruthless…

Notes on a Scandal Rating Director Richard Eyre Screenplay Patrick Marber (Novel What Was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller) Length 90 min. Starring Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson MPAA Rating R (For language and some aberrant sexual content) Buy/Rent Movie Soundtrack Poster Source Material Review A lonely teacher…