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Review: CLASH OF THE TITANS

April 2, 2010 Rich Drees

In the future, long after Hollywood has broken free of its ouroboros-like cycle of pointless and needless remakes, I feel certain that director Louis Letterier‘s 2010 remake of Clash Of The Titans will be held [click for more]

Review: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE

March 25, 2010 Rich Drees

To cheer up a friend, four guys (John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke) head to the ski resort that figured heavily in three of their wild youths. Disappointment over how the years [click for more]

Review: THE RUNAWAYS

March 20, 2010 Rich Drees

The history of rock and roll is littered with bands who briefly burned bright and fierce, momentarily capturing the public’s attention before flaming out equally as fast, and as quickly forgotten. Many of their stories [click for more]

Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

March 5, 2010 Rich Drees

Alice In Wonderland is not an adaptation of either of Lewis Carroll’s novels Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland nor Alice Through The Looking Glass, but is, in fact, a sequel. But you don’t need to be [click for more]

Review: DISTRICT B13: ULTIMATUM

February 5, 2010 Rich Drees

Although we reviewed District 13: Ultimatum when it screened at the Philadelphia Film Festival last fall, we republish it today as the film is going into a limited theatrical release from Magnolia Pictures today. At [click for more]

Review: THE BOOK OF ELI

January 15, 2010 Rich Drees

The Book Of Eli starts off like many other post-apocalyptic films. A lone protagonist moves through a blasted, oft-times monochromatic landscape, scavenging for whatever will help them survive for another day in this hellish world. [click for more]

Review: Up In The Air

January 3, 2010 Bill Gatevackes

Ryan Bingham is what is called a road warrior. He spends most of the year in the cabin of an airplane, travelling for his work. What is his job? He works for a company that [click for more]

Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES

December 27, 2009 Rich Drees

A handsome cab clatters through the cobblestone streets of Victorian London at night. Inside, renowned detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his faithful assistant Dr. Watson (Jude Law) prepare to bring another case to [click for more]

Review: INVICTUS

December 16, 2009 Michael McGonigle

False Tension, Bland Drama, Banal Inspiration And The Unforgivable Transformation Of Nelson Mandela Into A Yoda-like Character Mouthing Embarrassing Platitudes I recently celebrated a milestone birthday. As I reflected upon the day, I thought about [click for more]

Review: THE SLAMMIN’ SALMON

December 11, 2009 Rich Drees

Whether calling The Slammin’ Salmon “more of the same” is a good or bad thing depends on whether you’re a fan of the previous films of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe.If you’ve laughed your way [click for more]