Planet Terror (2007)

My Rating : **.5 Director Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) pays homage to his favorite B-movies with PLANET TERROR, an old-fashioned zombie film that’s infused with enough gore and giggles to […]

Wanted (2008)

My Rating : *** Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov—creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the […]

Drillbit Taylor (2008)

My Rating : *** DRILLBIT TAYLOR tells the story of three nerdy adolescents who, on their very first day of high school, find themselves the target of a merciless, near […]

Never Back Down (2008)

My Rating : **** Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, Never Back Down is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, […]

Doomsday (2008)

My Rating : ***.5 Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf […]

Red (2008)

From its first scene, Red rivets you like a classic page-turner. Set in small-town America, Red derives its title from a 14-year-old dog that is the sole companion of Avery […]

High Tension (2005)

My Rating : ***.5 In the 1970s, moviegoers reveled in a new sub-genre of horror films that were low on plot, required only the most basic acting skills, and called […]

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

My Rating : **.5 A remake of an Asian movie of the same name, Bangkok Dangerous is directed by the original film’s sibling helmers, Danny and Oxide Pang. Nicolas Cage […]

Transsiberian (2008)

My Rating : *** With TRANSSIBERIAN, Brad Anderson proves once again that he has an exceptional ability to craft a suspenseful thriller. Leaving behind the overtly Hitchockian style that made […]

Flash Point (2008)

My Rating : **** Like the flashy sports car he controls, Detective Sargent Jun Ma (Donnie Yen) of the Serious Crimes Unit is precise and brutal. Determined to destroy his […]

Pineapple Express (2008)

My Rating : **.5 While it might sound outlandish to speak of THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS in the same sentence as CITIZEN KANE, in its own little neck of the cinematic […]

Big Stan (2008)

My Rating : ***.5 DEUCE BIGELOW star Rob Schneider ventures behind the camera for the first time for this comedy. Schneider also plays Stan, a convicted criminal who is headed […]

Perfume – The Story of a Murderer (2006)

My Rating: ****.5 Author Patrick Suskind enjoys a career shrouded […]

The Illusionist (2006)

My Rating : ***** A young boy falls in love with a girl that is way above his social standards along with the art of magic. Although the parents forbid […]

Broken (2006)

My Rating : ***.5 After dating a wonderful man, Hope comes back home, sees her daughter Jennifer and goes to sleep. She wakes-up in the woods with a psychopath, fighting […]

Tropic Thunder (2008)

My Rating : ****.5 When the box office champ Ben Stiller’s comedic performances aren’t a variation on a soft-spoken, put-upon everyman with an eventual fuse, he’s usually playing a full-blown […]