Dear John (2010) Movie Reviews

Dear John (2010)

A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave.

Still Walking (2008) Movie Reviews

Still Walking (2008)

Still Walking is a family drama about grown children visiting their elderly parents, which unfolds over one summer day. The aging parents have lived in the family home for decades.

Edge of Darkness (2010) Movie Reviews

Edge of Darkness (2010)

As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

Crazy Heart (2009) Movie Reviews

Crazy Heart (2009)

A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.

Extraordinary Measures (2010) Movie Reviews

Extraordinary Measures (2010)

A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children’s rare genetic disorder.

A Single Man (2009) Movie Reviews

A Single Man (2009)

An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.

The Book of Eli (2010) Movie Reviews

The Book of Eli (2010)

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

The Lovely Bones (2009) Movie Reviews

The Lovely Bones (2009)

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

The Messenger (2009) Movie Reviews

The Messenger (2009)

An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.

Youth in Revolt (2009) Movie Reviews

Youth in Revolt (2009)

While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity.

It’s Complicated (2009) Movie Reviews

It’s Complicated (2009)

When attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.

Nine (2009) Movie Reviews

Nine (2009)

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Movie Reviews

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

The Young Victoria (2009) Movie Reviews

The Young Victoria (2009)

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Movie Reviews

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.

Me and Orson Welles (2008) Movie Reviews

Me and Orson Welles (2008)

In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of “Julius Caesar”, directed by a young Orson Welles.

The Road (2009) Movie Reviews

The Road (2009)

In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.

Up in the Air (2009) Movie Reviews

Up in the Air (2009)

Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job traveling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest and a new hire.