Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
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)
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.
Leap Year (2010)
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Jeremy on Leap Day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
The Messenger (2009)
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
The Young Victoria (2009)
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Avatar (2009)
A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
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.
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)
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.
The Damned United (2009)
The story of the controversial Brian Clough’s 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation.
Old Dogs (2009)
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of seven year-old twins.
Precious (2009)
In New York City’s Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and in her depression she falls into yet another paranormal relationship – this time with werewolf Jacob Black.
2012 (2009)
A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.