Venus (2006) Movie Reviews

Venus (2006)

Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.

Blood and Chocolate (2007) Movie Reviews

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

A young teenage werewolf (Bruckner) is torn between honoring her family’s secret and her love for a man (Dancy).

Smokin’ Aces (2006) Movie Reviews

Smokin’ Aces (2006)

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state’s evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he’s no longer breathing.

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Movie Reviews

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Movie Reviews

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Sweet Land (2005) Movie Reviews

Sweet Land (2005)

In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.

The Last King of Scotland (2006) Movie Reviews

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970’s.

Alpha Dog (2006) Movie Reviews

Alpha Dog (2006)

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI’s most wanted list.

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Movie Reviews

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

During China’s Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Notes on a Scandal (2006) Movie Reviews

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new “friend” also go well beyond platonic friendship.

The Painted Veil (2006) Movie Reviews

The Painted Veil (2006)

A British medical doctor fights a cholera epidemic in a small Chinese village, while being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

Volver (2006) Movie Reviews

Volver (2006)

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn’t resolve during her life.

Children of Men (2006) Movie Reviews

Children of Men (2006)

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

Freedom Writers (2007) Movie Reviews

Freedom Writers (2007)

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Little Children (2006) Movie Reviews

Little Children (2006)

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Movie Reviews

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world’s finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.

Thr3e (2006) Movie Reviews

Thr3e (2006)

Innocent lives hang on the whim of an elusive psychopathic murderer whose strange riddles and impossible timelines force three people into a mission to end the game before one or all of them die.

Dreamgirls (2006) Movie Reviews

Dreamgirls (2006)

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.