Category: Movie Reviews
I’m Still Here (2010)
Documenting Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.
The Town (2010)
As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.
Countdown to Zero (2010)
A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.
Going the Distance (2010)
A romantic comedy centered on a guy and a gal who try to keep their love alive as they shuttle back and forth between New York and San Francisco to see one another.
Kisses (2008)
Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.
Machete (2010)
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Ondine (2009)
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
Wild Grass (2009)
A wallet lost and found opens the door to romantic adventure for Georges and Marguerite. After examining the ID papers of its owner, it is not a simple matter for Georges to turn the red…
The American (2010)
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
Get Low (2009)
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was still alive.
Takers (2010)
A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.
The Last Exorcism (2010)
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
Lottery Ticket (2010)
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he’s holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.
The Switch (2010)
Seven years after the fact, a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm donor for his best friend’s boy.
Eat Pray Love (2010)
A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to “find herself.”
Restrepo (2010)
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
The Expendables (2010)
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.