Tag: David Medsker (Critic)
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
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.
The Bank Job (2008)
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don’t realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets – secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
Penelope (2006)
A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with “one who will love her faithfully.”
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
Vantage Point (2008)
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Jumper (2008)
A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)
In this documentary, the show’s emcee, Vince Vaughn, and four stand-up comedians hand-picked by Vaughn, travel the country and perform in 30 cities. This film documents the interactions on and off stage along the way.
Rambo (2008)
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of missionaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Cloverfield (2008)
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Mad Money (2008)
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
I Am Legend (2007)
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Sleuth (2007)
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife’s heart.