Category: Movie Reviews
Under the Same Moon (2007)
A young Mexican boy travels to the U.S. to find his mother after his grandmother passes away.
Leatherheads (2008)
In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America’s too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
Nim’s Island (2008)
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she’s reading.
Shine a Light (2008)
A career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their “A Bigger Bang” tour.
Snow Angels (2007)
A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter.
The Ruins (2008)
A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist, embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle where something evil lives among the ruins.
21 (2008)
“21” is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.
Run, Fatboy, Run (2007)
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
Stop-Loss (2008)
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Superhero Movie (2008)
Orphaned high school student Rick Riker is bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, develops super powers (except for the ability to fly), and becomes a hero.
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
Shutter (2008)
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
The Band’s Visit (2007)
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
The Rape of Europa (2006)
The story of Nazi Germany’s plundering of Europe’s great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
Doomsday (2008)
A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
Funny Games (2007)
Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.
Never Back Down (2008)
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.