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February 1, 2013

House of Wax

House of Wax Release Date: May 6, 2005 Runtime: 113 minutes Rating: R Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Elisha Cuthbert; Chad Michael Murray; Brian Van Holt; Paris Hilton; Jared Padalecki [SPOILER ALERT!] Not as bad as one might expect. Sure, there is some hilariously […]

January 31, 2013

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Bram Stoker’s Dracula Release Date: November 13, 1992 Runtime: 128 minutes Rating: R Studio: Columbia Pictures/American Zoetrope Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Gary Oldman; Winona Ryder; Anthony Hopkins; Sadie Frost; Richard E. Grant; Tom Waits; Cary Elwes This is a faaaaaaantastic movie! Francis Ford Coppola’s opulent […]

January 30, 2013

Mama

Mama Release Date: January 18, 2013 Runtime: 100 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Universal Director: Andres Muschietti Cast: Jessica Chastain; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Megan Charpentier; Isabelle Nelisse; Daniel Kash This is a creepy little movie. Mama tells the tale of two little girls who are brought to a […]

January 27, 2013

Gigli

Gigli Release Date: August 1, 2003 Runtime: 121 minutes Rating: R Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Martin Brest Cast: Ben Affleck; Jennifer Lopez; Justin Bartha; Missy Crider; Al Pacino; Christopher Walken I admit, I went to this film out of morbid curiosity; to see what all […]

January 26, 2013

Where The Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies Release Date: October 7, 2005 Runtime: 107 minutes Rating: R Studio: THINKFilm Director: Atom Egoyan Cast: Colin Firth; Kevin Bacon; Alison Lohman; Rachel Blanchard; David Hayman This is an interesting little noir. Not as tight as it could probably be, but still […]

January 26, 2013

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks Release Date: November 24, 2004 Runtime: 99 minutes Rating: PG Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Joe Roth Cast: Tim Allen; Jamie Lee Curtis; Dan Aykroyd; Cheech Marin; Jake Busey This is a stunningly awful film. I’ll admit, I came late, about 15-20 […]

January 25, 2013

Contagion

Contagion Release Date: September 9, 2011 Runtime: 106 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Matt Damon; Kate Winslet; Jude Law; Marion Cotillard; Gwyneth Paltrow; Laurence Fishburne “Outbreak” for the new millennium. Steven Soderbergh’s mysterious virus-that-decimates-the-population movie has a great first hour, when […]

January 25, 2013

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code Release Date: May 19, 2006 Runtime: 149 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Ron Howard Cast: Tom Hanks; Audrey Tautou; Ian McKellen; Jean Reno; Paul Bettany; Alfred Molina OK, I read “The Da Vinci Code” a long time ago, so […]

January 25, 2013

I Know Who Killed Me

I Know Who Killed Me Release Date: July 27, 2007 Runtime: Too long Rating: R Studio: Sony Director: Chris Sivertson (poor thing!) Cast: Lindsay Lohan; Julia Ormond (wow…what a fall!); Neal McDonough; Brian Geraghty This will be a short review because, honestly, this film is really […]

January 24, 2013

The Oscar

The Oscar Release Date: March 4, 1966 Runtime: 119 minutes Rating: N/A Studio: Paramount Director: Russell Rouse Cast: Stephen Boyd; Milton Berle; Elke Sommer; Jill St. John; Tony Bennett; a slew of other Oscar winners/nominees While watching this train wreck of a film, a number of […]

January 23, 2013

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly Release Date: February 23, 1996 Runtime: 108 minutes (100 minutes too long) Rating: R Studio: TriStar Pictures (Sony) Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Julia Roberts; John Malkovich; Glenn Close; George Cole; Michael Sheen I like Julia Roberts. I really do. I’ve been a fan ever […]

January 21, 2013

Hitchcock*

Hitchcock Release Date: December 14, 2012 Runtime: 98 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Fox Searchlight Director: Sacha Gervasi Cast: Anthony Hopkins; Helen Mirren; Danny Huston; Scarlett Johansson; Jessica Biel A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Psycho,” set against the backdrop of Hitch’s relationship […]